Workshops & Keynotes
Interactive approaches offering practical tools for joy-centric connections and leadership. Click on the arrow below to learn more.
Feeling burned out, dispirited, or just plain blah? Plant a whole lot of joy at your library using this little book’s fun and inventive ideas!
Library joy is more than a feeling; it is a choice and call to everyday practices of connection, empowerment, and wellbeing. And it isn’t a heavy lift—in fact, it can all start with a few tiny seeds.
"Start your day with a smile to yourself, a service worker, a stranger, or a coworker."
"Reminisce about a book that you’ve enjoyed and why. Post a book recommendation in a workroom or share it with a coworker."
"Encourage someone new to libraries today - a library student, a new library user, a new coworker, or new community partner."
This delightful book brims with dozens of joy-centering approaches and activities ready to draw on whenever your day could use a boost. It also makes a perfect gift and is sure to bring smiles to your fellow library workers, trusted volunteers, board members, and all the book lovers in your life.
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Rebecca Hass (she/her/hers) is the programming and outreach manager for Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) and author of 101 Seeds for Library Joy. Prior to AACPL, she served in librarianship and management with the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Ramsey County Public Library. Rebecca received her MLIS from Dominican University in 2008 and her Life and Engagement Coaching Certificate from Anne Arundel Community College in 2022. Rebecca integrates positive psychology practices with DEIB approaches in libraries, community engagement, coaching, and consulting in her business, Joy Work, LLC.
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
In the current climate of weathering a pandemic, while transitioning most work to virtual, it can be easy to lose (or misplace) our joy. Becky gives practical, yet effective, methods for reclaiming it. Highly recommend.
Joy seeds! Treat yourself to Joy Work with Becky to learn how to bring joy into your daily life. Joy Work offers engaging, fun, and practical workshops and resources to intentionally notice and cultivate joy. Rediscover who you are and connect with what makes you happy.
This is definitely needed work, and Becky is the best leader for inspiring and challenging leaders to not settle and OWN their JOY for themselves and their teams.
Becky is engaging and welcoming, making space for everyone's experiences and thoughts with joy.
This is a beautiful way to share with others and learn about some ideas that may not usually be talked about.
Becky is a cultivator of joyful spaces. The experiences that I have had with Joy Work have provided an accessible, and fun way to explore the ways that joy intersects with all aspects of my life. Becky's thoughtful questions help me to connect to myself and bring intention to the way I approach the seasons of my life.
Ms. Hass developed and delivered an engaging and valuable workshop for the faculty & staff at Anne Arundel Community College. Our office received a tremendous amount of positive feedback on how beneficial and relevant the Joy workshop was. Ms. Hass shared her expertise on the impact of positivity and joy for both the inside and outside of work. Her engaging approach reinforced learning and provided our employees with skills to apply in the workplace and strategies to use when working with their teams. We are looking forward to continuing to offer additional sessions of the Joy workshop the college employees.