Location
Libraries 108
Start Date
18-5-2023 10:30 AM
End Date
18-5-2023 11:20 AM
Description
Librarians faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us quite literally brought our work home with us as we learned to interact with our colleagues virtually and adapted to performing our job duties from home. During this time, I was handed an additional personal challenge. I was diagnosed with a chronic health condition requiring multiple surgeries. I was now not only struggling to work from home as a cataloger but struggling to work from home as a cataloger while managing my daily pain. As someone who does not enjoy working from home, this seemed like an impossible challenge. The boundaries between work and home began to blur. I learned to utilize different methods to cope with my overwhelming feelings and separate my personal life from my work life, including mindfulness, bullet journaling, and a healthy dose of self-compassion. Drawing on literature from the psychology and library science fields, I will define "work-life balance" and outline strategies to promote it. This presentation will help library workers of all types realize the importance of keeping a work-life balance.
Living separate lives: How to nurture a work-life balance
Libraries 108
Librarians faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us quite literally brought our work home with us as we learned to interact with our colleagues virtually and adapted to performing our job duties from home. During this time, I was handed an additional personal challenge. I was diagnosed with a chronic health condition requiring multiple surgeries. I was now not only struggling to work from home as a cataloger but struggling to work from home as a cataloger while managing my daily pain. As someone who does not enjoy working from home, this seemed like an impossible challenge. The boundaries between work and home began to blur. I learned to utilize different methods to cope with my overwhelming feelings and separate my personal life from my work life, including mindfulness, bullet journaling, and a healthy dose of self-compassion. Drawing on literature from the psychology and library science fields, I will define "work-life balance" and outline strategies to promote it. This presentation will help library workers of all types realize the importance of keeping a work-life balance.