May is Mental Health Month across the country. In our libraries, you can view displays, attend programs, and check out books and videos related to mental health. One place you might not think to look for mental health resources is the picture book section of your library. But there are amazing, wonderful picture books that … Continue reading Picturing Mental Health
Self Help
Guest Blog: Domestic Violence Awareness Month by R.E.A.C.H. of Macon County
Maya Angelou stated “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” - Letter to My Daughter As we enter Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are confronted with the stark reality that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience some form … Continue reading Guest Blog: Domestic Violence Awareness Month by R.E.A.C.H. of Macon County
Hike with Pride this month!
June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month as well as Great Outdoors Month and so this blog will be about both! LGBTQIA+ is an acronym that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and the plus is for gender fluid people - people whose gender identity changes over time or per situation. Queer is a … Continue reading Hike with Pride this month!
Libraries Lead
This past week, April 8th to 14th, was National Library Week! Hooray! We hope everyone celebrated appropriately with books and movies borrowed from your library. If not, don’t worry, Governor Cooper has declared this month as Library Appreciation Month! National Library Week was first officially sponsored in 1958, making this the 60th anniversary! This week … Continue reading Libraries Lead
eHealth: Doctor-Patient Teamwork for Improved Health Outcomes
eHealth is a growing trend in medicine- many doctors and hospitals are making patient records available electronically, allowing patients to log in to "health portals" to see their own records. In addition to the convenience these services provide, other benefits include better quality and more efficient health care, increased privacy and security of health information, … Continue reading eHealth: Doctor-Patient Teamwork for Improved Health Outcomes
ADHD Awareness Month
October is Attention –deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) awareness month. As of 2011, approximately 8.8% of children have been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States. Though it’s estimated that the rate of occurrence for ADHD is similar in adults, only 4.4% of adults are diagnosed with ADHD – a significant portion of the adult ADHD population goes … Continue reading ADHD Awareness Month
Check-in with Yourself, Check-out a Book
By Amy So it's January 15th, how's your new year's resolution coming along? By this time in the New Year, 30% of resolution setters have already given up. But that doesn't mean you have to! Back in September, I wrote "Happy New You" where I talked about how to set SMARTER goals. One of the things you should … Continue reading Check-in with Yourself, Check-out a Book
Getting pictures, automagically!
By John For those of us who use digital cameras and go through the throws of locating a cable to connect our camera or card readers to our computers to get at our photos and videos have something to rejoice about. There’s a company that’s been making memory cards with Wi-Fi capability built into it, … Continue reading Getting pictures, automagically!
The World’s Worst Boss
By Don Self-help and self-improvement, self... self... self... I’ve read way too many books in these genres. I began with the authors, Dale Carnegie and Zig Ziglar, then John Naisbitt and Stephen Covey, then on to Sun Tzu, Napoleon Hill, Russell Conwell and Og Mandino. That’s all I can think of off the top of … Continue reading The World’s Worst Boss
Shelf Life in the Mountains 