What is flourishing and how do academic libraries contribute to student flourishing? What are the assessable skills and attitudes that indicate flourishing? This session presents the Framework for Flourishing, an assessment toolkit that defines and measures flourishing in academic librarianship. The three frames 1. belonging develops purpose, 2. confidence develops resiliency, and 3. connectedness develops potential will be discussed and applied to academic library programming. The Framework for Flourishing complements the ACRL Framework, provides shared language to help practitioners communicate the value we add to student flourishing. Participants will be given a copy of Framework for Flourishing along with a rubric to apply to their own work.
Participants will be able to:
- define flourishing and summarize the value added through the three frames of belonging, confidence, and connectedness as they relate to academic library work
- identify and evaluate ways in which the frames of belonging, confidence, and connectedness appear in their own work.
- apply the Framework for Flourishing as a tool to help them assess and discuss the value added of belonging, confidence, and connectedness in library programming
