22-04-2025
Gem City Selfie Museum to promote mental health at Dayton library
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton Metro Library will host the Gem City Selfie Museum in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May.
The Main Library will see a pop-up exhibit, a reception and two other programs.
The pop-up exhibit, 'SELFie: The Power Within,', will be in the Main Library's Opportunity Space throughout May. Visitors can celebrate their personal stories of strength, growth and self-love. The photos taken will celebrate authenticity. The exhibit will encourage people to understand stigmas around mental health.
The opening reception will be on Thursday, May 1, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the library atrium. Mental health professionals and local advocates will attend the event, and all ages are welcome to attend.
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There will be two additional programs by the Gem City Selfie Museum for mental health awareness.
Community Room A will host 'Empowered Voices: Story Sharing with LORE' from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 8. The Gem City Selfie Museum partnered with LORE, a Dayton-based storytelling workshop organization, to hold the session. Patrons are invited to share their experiences with mental health, and will be given tools and a space to help them write their own story. (Also open to all ages.)
The Eichelberger Forum will host a 'Mental Health Matters' panel discussion with The Grief Club on Thursday, May 29, from 6-8 p.m. Mental health professionals will share practical steps for coping with death and healing. The Grief Club aims to empower people through their grief journeys and create an environment where everyone can focus on healing. (Adults only.)
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To learn more, click here or call the Library's Ask Me Line at (937) 463-2665.
The library asks anyone who needs a sign language interpreter, assistive device, language translation, or accessibility services to call the Ask Me Line at (937) 463-2665 or click here. This is so they can get the service ready ahead of time.
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