Promoting Library Employee Wellness & Community Building with a Creativity Wellness Challenge

ABSTRACT

During the pandemic, in an effort to improve employee wellness, the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL) launched a series of virtual wellness challenges. Participation counts toward a university-wide wellness initiative that provides a discount on the employee health care plan. Following several successful movement, mindfulness and nutrition challenges, the Wellness Committee developed a challenge centered on creative projects and community building for a change of pace. Participants engaged in creative pursuits, periodically reflected on their progress and regularly attended Craft Club meetings to connect with colleagues and friends while working on their projects.

KEYWORDS:

• Creativity
• employee wellness
• health sciences libraries

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge Kenda Connors, Library Specialist, and Sherelyn Sandberg, Office Support Specialist, whose input and efforts running the challenge and Craft Club meetings were essential to the smooth execution of the challenge.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).