Inclusion Grant

Appalachian Regional Library’s partnership with

NAMI High Country (the National Alliance on Mental Illness)

is supported by Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), NAMI-NC

and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)

Watauga Library is using a Human Library Concept to focus on themes of

Gender Fluidity, LGBTQIA+, Story time, and Mental Health.

Wilkes Library will find a path from loss, grief, and loneliness to adaptation and resilience through prose, poetry, and virtual conversations / panel discussions.