FLA 2025 CONFERENCE SPECIAL BREAKOUT PRESENTER:

101 SEEDS for LIBRARY JOY AUTHOR, LIBRARIAN,
and LIFE COACH, REBECCA HASS

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2025

Hilton Doubletree SeaWorld Orlando
Breakout Workshop: Building Joy-Centric Libraries: An Experiential Approach

Rebecca Hass (she/her/hers) is the programming and outreach manager for Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL). 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.

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://joyworkllc.com/
Calendly: https://calendly.com/joyworkllc/30min

Book info

Title: 101 Seeds for Library Joy
Author: Rebecca Hass
Publisher: ALA Editions
Publication Date: 11/20/2024
ISBN: 979-8-89255-587-6
Page length: 32
Retail price: $19.99

ALA Editions: https://alastore.ala.org/libjoy
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/101-Seeds-Library-Rebecca-Hass/dp/B0DB85389P

Bulk purchases and other special purchasing arrangements: [email protected]

Key Ideas of 101 Seeds for Library Joy

• Library staff are under attack from book bans to budget challenges and need tools to sustain their psychological safety and critical role in our social infrastructure.
• Positive psychology practices are shown to improve staff morale and increase retention.
• This delightful book brims with dozens of joy-centering approaches and activities ready to draw on whenever your day could use a boost.
• 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.
• It makes a perfect gift and is sure to bring smiles to library workers, trusted volunteers, board members, and all the book lovers in your life. 

Description: 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.

Social media links

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoyWorkLLC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burkhass/
Substack: https://substack.com/@joyworkllc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-hass-mlis/

Hashtags: #100SeedsforLibraryJoy; #JoyWork