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Aromatherapy resources available from the Williamsburg Regional Library.

Aromatherapy is a technique that can be used as a way to relieve stress, restore the overall feeling of well being, and boost energy levels while in the varying stages of recovery.  This resource guide will help you find resources about AROMATHERAPY.

I. Books to check out:

Some suggested titles from the library's collection.  Please visit the Library's catalog available through the Internet at www.wrl.org.

615.5 ALT Alternative Medicine Sourcebook
615.321 WAL Aromatherapy
615.321 PRI Aromatherapy for Common Ailments
615.321 MAX Clare Maxwell-Hudson's Aromatherapy Massage
615.321 LAW Complete Illustrated Guide to Aromatherapy
615.321 MCG Essential Aromatherapy
615.321 JAC Scentual Touch

II. Magazine Articles on Aromatherapy

Articles on aromatherapy  may be found in magazines in the Library's collection or in the Library's electronic magazine databases available free of charge through your library card number.  To access these online health magazines from home:

  • Go to the library's homepage on the Internet, www.wrl.org
  • Click on "online databases" (bottom right)
  • Click on "At Home Use"
  • Select a database such as the Gale InfoTrac Magazine Database or the EBSCOhost Magazine Database.
  • When prompted, enter your library card barcode number (all 14 digits without spaces)

III. Locating Aromatherapy Products *

Company: American Spirit Institute and Serenity Place
Address: 360 Mclaws Circle, Williamsburg
* (Susan Tweed, M.S., R.N., Sentara Community Health and Prevention recommended these resources to participants attending the Healing the Spirit Aromatherapy workshop held at the Library on January 22, 2005.  Inclusion in this resource guide should not be viewed as an endorsement by either the Williamsburg Regional Library or Sentara Williamsburg Community Hospital.)
 
 
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NEED HELP FINDING RESOURCES?  
Reference librarians are available to help you locate materials.  Call the Adult Services Department, (757) 259-4050.

The Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center, with resources in both library buildings, is a joint service of the Williamsburg Regional Library and the Sentara Williamsburg Community Hospital.  The award-winning Center, established in 1999, provides access to understandable, current, and accurate cancer-related information and resources.  To complement the Center's resources, cancer-related educational programs related are offered throughout the year at the Library.  

Compiled for the PWMCRC's Healing the Spirit Aromatherapy Workshop, January 22, 2005 by M. Lyerly.

There are two libraries available to serve you:
Williamsburg Library
515 Scotland Street
(757) 259-4050
James City County Library
7770 Croaker Road
(757) 259-7720
Library Website: www.wrl.org
Please use our James City County address for mail correspondence. 

Phillip West Memorial Cancer Resource Center
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7770 Croaker Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Last revision: 12 January, 2006