Celebrate National Library Workers Day with the Region 6 Movers & Shakers

Tuesday, April 9th is National Library Workers Day, a day for everyone to recognize the valuable contributions made by library workers. We wanted to help celebrate some librarians from Region 6 who have received a 2023 Movers & Shakers recognition from Library Journal. Katie Clausen | Movers & Shakers 2023—Educators In addition to being a beloved story time leader and early childhood literacy advocate, Katie Clausen—“Miss Katie” to her youngest stakeholders—holds a professional certification in Adverse Childhood Experiences. When she realized that families in her community needed age-appropriate mental-health resources, she and colleague Elizabeth Forkan created a circulating collection of Resiliency Kits—books, games, activities, and information for adults and children on themes of grief and loss, divorce, addiction, emotions, and bullying. “Therapists have mentioned using them with their clients,” says Clausen. “Even if one family is helped through a book or activity in a kit, that’s a success.” Mental health is an ongoing issue, and she expects that the collection will grow. Read more! Willa Liburd Tavernier | Movers & Shakers 2023—Educators “Life is so unpredictable,” says Willa Liburd Tavernier, reflecting on her career path. “I’m an accidental librarian, in a sense.” She was an attorney in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) when she entered the MA program at the University of Iowa, aiming to lead knowledge-management initiativ...
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