Your Mind Matters: Embracing Tools for Mental Wellness
A Series brought to you by York Public Library, the York, Maine Rotary Club, and Community Partners
Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2026
Schedule of Events
To learn more about each program, click below to be redirected to the library’s calendar listing. View all Wellness Series events
Funding for York Public Library Mental Health Awareness Month programs and materials is generously provided by the York, Maine Rotary.
May 5
Stay Connected: Building Connections as Older Adults
with Laura Cashell, Program Manager, Community Health at York Hospital
May 7
Healthy Ways to Manage Stress
with Cornerstone VNA Community and Life Care Director Katie Michaud MS, OTR/L
May 13
Healthy Teens: An Evening for Parents, Guardians, Caregivers, and Community Members
with Maine Prevention Network
May 14
Understanding Mental Health and Therapies to Support Wellness
with R.I.S.E. Integrated Mental Health, York
May 28
The Mind Reset: Practical Tools to Calm the Nervous System and Interrupt Overthinking Spirals
with Anja Schneider, Certified Life Coach and Instinctive Meditation Teacher
JUST FOR TEENS AND TWEENS
Thanks to support from the York, Maine Rotary Club, the Youth Services Department at YPL will create takeaway Teen Mental Health Kits which will be available in the York Schools and at the Library.
Throughout the month there will be special mental health resources available in our teen spaces, as well as coloring pages and other low-pressure self-directed activities.
On May 12, Teens and tweens are invited to make “Calm Down Jars” at 3:30 PM in the Teen Room.
Community Partners
