Health & Wellness
Your Library is good for your health. Whether you're attending an online or in-person class, borrowing active living gear, or exploring wellness books, we're proud to be a place you can rely on to take care of your mind and body. Explore the events, resources, and reads below, and do something good for your health today.
Health & Wellness: All Upcoming Events
Multiple Dates
Multiple Locations
Explore a mix of active, creative, and mental-health focused events at the Library. Here's what's coming up on our What's On calendar.
Family Play Café, part of a series
Dec 8th | 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Family Play Café is a welcoming space for your family to enjoy some Library time together, with crafts, activities, and healthy snacks.
Guided Meditation, part of a series
Guided meditation is powerful and has many benefits. Experience a sense of calmness and peace while strengthening your connection to others.
Caregiver Support Groups with Caregivers NS
Monthly
Bedford, Tantallon
A confidential, friendly atmosphere discuss experiences and receive helpful information. Additional meet-ups focused on Alzheimer's support.
Work-Life Balance
Manage time, reduce stress, and achieve harmony between work and personal life with these helpful reads.
TD Summer Reading Club: Activities
Get inspired! Earn points for the TD Summer Reading Club through reading, jokes, drawings, songs, and much more.
Business Mentoring
Improve mentorship skills with books that offer insights and advice for nurturing positive, supportive work environments
Finding Work Life Balance for Families and Parents
Discover strategies for juggling work and family with resources to help you regain control and balance in your life​.
Blogs & Resources
Health Reference Center Academic
Access periodicals and reference materials on nursing, allied health professions, and general personal health.
Hop On in Hubbards: How-to Bicycle Borrow
Going to Hubbards? Consider borrowing a bicycle from J.D. Shatford branch to enjoy the scenery in slow mode.
Memory Kits: Borrow and Explore
The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia is excited to partner with the Library on the creation and lending of Memory Kits. Learn more here.
Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Access a wealth of information on health-related topics including fitness, pregnancy, diseases, treatments, and prescription drugs.
Cochrane Library
Get informed about your health. Explore databases packed with quality, independent health research summaries—plain language recaps included.
April is Autism Acceptance Month
Inclusion, respect, collaboration. Explore free Library resources and events in this collection, and learn more at autismnovascotia.ca.
CO2 Monitors Now Available for Borrowing
You can now borrow a free CO2 Monitor from Halifax Public Libraries, just like you would borrow a book.
Book Your Way to a Healthier You: Nutrition Month 2023
Your Library has a wide variety of evidence-based resources that can help you make informed decisions about your health and nutrition.
Free Rapid Test Kits Are Available—While Daily Supplies Last
Look for safety protocols and plan to pick up your free COVID-19 rapid test kit at your Library.
Susan "the Sketcher" MacLeod Sketches Dartmouth Death Café
Sketch artist, Susan the Sketcher, attended a monthly meet-up of the Dartmouth Death Café at Cole Harbour Public Library.
The Library's Role in Health
Throughout COVID-19, Libraries have pivoted to serve as testing pop-up sites, vaccination clinics, and rapid test distributors. Read more.
NS Health Authority Patient Education
This guide from the Library Services’ team at NSHA helps you find reliable, current health information that is easy to read and understand.
Be an Artist or Innovator in Residence
Now due May 10: The Library is accepting proposals for our May-December Residency. Available grants range from $10,000-50,000. Apply now!
Autism Tools: Borrow and Explore
In collaboration with Autism Nova Scotia, we have created kit bags filled with Sensory, Fidget, Communication, and Visual Tools.
How To: Use Light Therapy Lamps
Soak up some much-needed winter rays at the Library with our Light Therapy stations and To-Go lamps.
NSHA is coming to the Library for drop-in vaccine clinics
Drop-in vaccine clinics will take place at several library locations for the Pfizer vaccine, and first or second dose.
