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Oct
09
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month
October is National Medical Librarians Month. Region 5 is celebrating by highlighting some of the wonderful medical librarians in our region. This guest post is from one of our colleagues in Washington state. Greetings from Tacoma, WA where I have been a hospital librarian at St. Joseph Medical Center (part of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/CommonSpirit… Read More »
Posted in: Guest Post, News from Network Members
Oct
01
0 comments Tags: Medical Librarians Month
Medical librarians perform an essential role in providing critical and accurate medical information to healthcare professionals, the healthcare industry, and for patients. Unfortunately, their work is often overlooked and goes unacknowledged. But National Medical Librarians month is an opportunity to highlight their fundamental role and celebrate their contributions in healthcare. The Network of the National… Read More »
Posted in: Medical Librarians
Oct
02
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, health literacy month, librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month, National Health Observances
October is not only Health Literacy Month it is also National Medical Librarians Month. Do you consider yourself a medical librarian? Do you find yourself providing health information to your patrons, patients, clients, students, or the public? If part of your job is to provide health information, you are part of the medical library and… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Public Libraries
Oct
29
0 comments Tags: Book Spine Poetry, Medical Librarians Month, NNLM Region 5
Look through your hospital of books and find words that can create inspirational poems. It’s the last week for submission. In honor of National Medical Librarians Month and National Health Literacy Month NNLM is hosting a book spine poetry contest. All participants will be entered into a lottery to receive a free copy of each… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, News from NNLM Region 5
Oct
22
0 comments Tags: Book Spine Poetry, health literacy, Medical Librarians Month
Look for the soul within your books by sharing a poem with words on their spines. In honor of National Medical Librarians Month and National Health Literacy Month NNLM is hosting a book spine poetry contest. All participants will be entered into a lottery to receive a free copy of each of the books selected… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Health Literacy, News from NNLM Region 5