I developed a mindfulness story time curriculum during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing from my own experience using yoga as a coping mechanism, and based on my work as a children’s librarian.
I knew we were seeing unprecedented levels of stress among children, and while mindfulness webinars proliferated for staff and working adults, I wanted to think about ways in which I could bring concepts of mindfulness to existing children’s programming.
Mindfulness Story Time was featured at ALA's 2022 LibLearnX The Library Learning Experience, a conference of innovative and participatory education programs to help teach, network, and find solutions.
Help younger patrons find their inner zen by incorporating aspects of yoga and breathing techniques into story time.