Vermont Department of Libraries (VTLIB) is proud to present another speaker for the state employee speaker series Tuesday Talks. This month the event will be on June 18 from noon through one at the Pavilion Auditorium (109 State Street, Montpelier). While the speaker series is geared towards state employees, the talks are also open to members of the public.

This month we have two speakers from SafeArt, an organization that works with trauma survivors to help them engage with and transform emotional, mental, and physical injuries of all kinds. Defining trauma as any held injury in body, mind, and soul. The organization has witnessed the healing power of creative expression as beneficial for all and has added offerings to the broader community in addition to our trauma-focused programs. All of their programming continues to be inclusive of everyone and trauma-informed.

Stop by and hear how creativity and the expressive arts work as tools to support mental health and overall well-being. Mitch Beck and Cleopatra Griffin will share their personal stories and explain SafeArt's role in the outcome of their stories. They will use poems and excerpts for the two books SafeArt has published. Mitch will share her most recent painting and poem that truly illustrates the work that SafeArt does.

Tuesday Talks is a speaker series presented by VTLIB during the lunch hour one Tuesday each month. The topic and speaker will change each month, but will always be relevant to events or trends in Vermont that affect State Employees. The May talk about Emerald Ash Borers is now available to watch here: https://www.orcamedia.net/show/tuesday-talks-focus-vermonts-forests-emerald-ash-borer.

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