 Estimates show that one in ten Minnesotans are affected by seasonal effective disorder or SAD. The Brighton Public Library has recently installed three new light therapy boxes as a way to treat and combat the symptoms of SAD. Light therapy boxes mimic sunlight and have been shown in clinical studies to alleviate many of the symptoms of seasonal effective disorder. The Brighton Public Library received a grant from the Essential Health St. Joseph's Foundation to purchase three light therapy boxes for library patrons to use. They're positioned in different locations around the library allowing for people to use them while reading or working. In those dark winter days when sometimes we don't see the sun for many days on end people who use it will often sit with it for a certain amount of time. It varies again depending on your needs and what the lamp provides but anywhere from like half an hour to an hour it wakes you up gets you ready for your day and kind of gives you the sun when the sun isn't there. And those light therapy boxes are available for anyone to use at the Brighton Public Library. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.