In the first live recording of the MSLA Podcast, former MSLA President and Westborough HS Librarian Anita Cellucci joins us for a talk about librarianship since her presidency, the state of mass mental health, and ways in which her current library efforts, informed by community assets local to her school, the MSLA, and thought leaders, have forged a path of Social-Emotional Learning in the library. This was recorded live at the MSLA Conference, on Apr 13, 2026.

The slideshow referenced in the talk is linked here, and includes helpful graphics!

Leslie Manitoes, GID, https://guidedinquirydesign.com/ 

Carol Kuhlthau, https://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/ckuhlthau/ 

Simon Sinek, https://simonsinek.com/ 

Daniel Pink, https://www.danpink.com/ 

Rachel Kessler, https://creducation.net/resources/The_Teaching_Presence.pdf

Parker Palmer, https://couragerenewal.org/about-us/

Angela Maiers, Classroom Habitudes, https://angelamaiers.com/classroom-habitudes-in-action/ 

Brene Brown, https://brenebrown.com/ 

Media Literacy in Massachusetts: A Landscape Scan & Policy Recommendations (2025) https://medialiteracynow.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MLN_MA-DESE-Media-Literacy-Report-updated.pdf 

Barbara Johnson, AASL President, https://msla.wildapricot.org/Podcast/13610188 

NAMI, National Alliance of Mental Illness, https://namimass.org/ 

MBLC Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/lsta/index.php 

NAMI “In Our Own Voice” https://www.nami.org/programs/nami-in-our-own-voice/ 

Rick Hanson, PHD, Buddha’s Brainhttps://rickhanson.com/writings/books/buddhas-brain/

NAMI workshops and programs https://namimass.org/nami-mass-programs/