Finding Calm in the Chaos of Covid-19

Covid-19 has been chaotic but you can find calm at your local library. We have all been directly impacted by Covid-19 and getting out of the house can sometimes feel stressful, but we can help! Come visit your local library to relax in a corner with a book or find useful resources to assist with your emotional and mental wellbeing.

You can find our helpful resources in the Words for Wellbeing collection. We have a range of resources for young and old to help deal with; mental health, a lack of sleep, domestic violence issues, living with mental disabilities and so much more. This includes books, audiobooks, DVDs and picture books to reach every audience.

Words for Wellbeing Collection

Books:

101 Ways to Stop Anxiety: Practical exercises to find peace and free yourself from fears, phobias, panic attacks, and freak-outs by Tanya Peterson

Are you exhausted and discouraged because anxiety has ambushed and confined you? Maybe your fight for freedom has only strengthened anxiety’s hold on you. Whether you’ve felt imprisoned by your anxious thoughts and emotions for most of your life or have recently begun to experience them, you can wiggle your way out of anxiety’s trap.

Sleep: Harness the power of sleep for optimal health and well-being by Petra Hawker

“Reset your sleep patterns to suit your lifestyle and draw on practical techniques to overcome common sleep disruptors, including stress, jet lag, and shift work. Let the dream of better sleep become a life-changing reality.” –Amazon

DVDs:

Yoga for Health: Depression

Yoga has proved to treat such states of mind as feeling blue or depression. This program will help alleviate those feelings utilizing breathing techniques and yoga poses.

Picture Books:

Birdie and the Virus by Andrea Baldwin

“A virus has made Birdie’s friends sick! Birdie feels lonely and worried. What if everyone stays sick forever? A story for young children about recovering from a virus.”–Publisher’s website.

The Blue Day Book: A lesson in cheering yourself up by Bradley Greive

We all have our bad days – they are an intrinsic part of being human. The solution is to see each incident in perspective, recognise that our feelings of failure and loss are neither unique nor enduring, acknowledge the absurdities of our existence, and glory in the potential we all have.

Come visit your local library or browse through our online catalogue to find the right resources for you!

May you and your family keep safe during these difficult times.

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