Wellness & Self-Care Guide

Feelings in a Jar®

Located in the Library's "Kit" Section on the second floor.
Everyone needs to know how to name and express feelings. Each jar holds 101 little cards printed with "feelings words"--gleeful, insecure, grateful, angry, cranky, courageous, hopeful, and many more. Pull out a slip and act out the feeling, or invite someone else to act it out. Use as discussion starters, journaling prompts, or icebreakers for groups.

Thumball Ice Breaker

Located in the Library's "Kit" Section on the second floor..

A squeezable ball helps build hand-eye coordination and verbal and social skills. The ice breaker ball features conversation starters.

THE EMPATHY TOY® Facilitator’s Kit

Located in the Library's "Kit" Section on the second floor.

Designed for students and teachers across K-12 education, this toy set explores how practicing the skill of empathy helps us improve an array of other universal learning skills, including critical thinking. With materials to engage between 3 - 25 learners at a time, the Empathy Toy Teacher's Kit fits perfectly within a classroom, library, and extra-curricular program. Guidebook lessons include games for Creative Dialogue, Teamwork & Collaboration, Autonomous Learning, and Making Real World Connections. The Educator's Guidebook and Ways to Play map help you design your own critical thinking games.