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Region 5: AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States

Jun

10

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In Memoriam: Carolann Curry

Posted by on June 10th, 2026 0 comments

I’m writing with very sad news from the Region 5 team. Carolann Curry passed away May 24 after a period of illness. Carolann, Region 5’s Outreach & Data Coordinator, was a valued member of our team and made important contributions through her work with both NNLM and as a member of the University of Washington… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, News from NNLM Region 5


Jun

01

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Consumer Health Minute: Gardening

Posted by on June 1st, 2026 0 comments Tags: , , , ,

“Might I,” quavered Mary, “might I have a bit of earth?” Many of you may remember this line from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a popular children’s book written over a hundred years ago. Books can have a way of encouraging readers to explore and try something new. For many, gardening or just even… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health Minute, Public Libraries


May

12

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Announcing the 2026 Joseph Leiter Lecture

Posted by on May 12th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

Dr. Regina Barzilay, PhD, School of Engineering Distinguished Professor for AI and Health, MIT, will deliver the 2026 Joseph Leiter National Library of Medicine (NLM)/Medical Library Association (MLA) Lecture. Lecture Title: How Can AI Models Change Biomedical Discovery? Date and Time: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 11:00 a.m. PT | 10:00 a.m. Alaska | 8:00 a.m…. Read More »

Posted in: News from NLM


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