Holistic Management in Libraries

June 2, 2026
12pm (EST)
Online
Free

Holistic management is the practice of focusing on full systems and the interlinked goals, missions, and challenges of different departments and groups. This approach aims to be more collaborative, empathetic, and mindful than traditional management practices.

What does holistic management look like in libraries? What special challenges and opportunities do libraries offer the holistic management approach?

Join us for a discussion of holistic management in libraries, featuring practitioners from the field.

Presenter Info

Nisha Mody

Nisha Mody (she/her) is a Liberatory Life Coach, Facilitator, and Writer. She is passionate about making spaces trauma-informed, relational, and meaningful. She worked as the Associate Director of the Network of the National Library of Medicine for the Pacific Southwest Region and as a Health & Life Sciences Librarian at UCLA with previous careers as a Speech-Language Pathologist, Voiceover Actor, Recruiter, and IT Consultant. Nisha is a professional speaker and provides trauma-informed life and leadership coaching for individuals and organizations in 1:1 and group settings.

Elizabeth Rivera

Elizabeth Rivera is a trained public historian, archivist, and librarian, she examines the systems, processes, and people that shape information centers in higher education. Her research explores the individuals and communities behind the collections, especially those who gathered the books, manuscripts, and records that document institutional memory and connect past narratives to contemporary audiences. Rivera also teaches people to situate research questions within their broader historical and organizational contexts, emphasizing these skills as essential and transferable across fields of study and industries. She remains particularly motivated by the work of uncovering and mapping underrepresented stories for future discovery. When not in the archive working, researching, or teaching, Rivera savors time and applies the principles of slow librarianship and slow archives to all aspects of her life, cultivating a thoughtful and sustainable approach to both work and daily living.

Helen Rimmer

Helen Rimmer owns The Kind Brave Leader training company and is the former Head of Library and Archives Service at the University of Westminster having previously held roles at different levels at Royal Holloway, City University, INTO UEA and University of Brighton. She is passionate about building a kinder world, improving wellbeing, compassionate leadership, and Flexible Working. Helen has a PGCert in the Psychology of Kindness and Wellbeing at Work from the University of Sussex, and is sharing her knowledge through her The Kind Brave Leader project. She has many years experience in teaching and instruction, including online, primarily in roles as a subject librarian.