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May
01
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The theme for the 2017 Older Americans Month is “Age Out Loud”. Originally called Senior Citizens Month when established in 1963 by President Kennedy, only about 17 million Americans had reached age 65. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of July 2014 the number of Americans age 65 or older was 46.2 million and… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances, Public Libraries
Apr
25
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National DNA Day is today, April 25. It is a time for teachers, students, and the public to celebrate the achievements of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the discovery of the DNA double helix as well as a time to learn more about genetics and genomics. It was on this day in… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Public Libraries
Apr
13
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Nicole Vasilevsky, Research Assistant Professor in the Ontology Development Group in the Oregon Health & Science University Library in Portland, Oregon, will be presenting about the development of online Open Educational Resources (OERs) that cover various topics in data science. These OERs can be used as ‘out of the box’ courses for students, or materials for educators to… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Technology, Training & Education
Apr
10
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When: Thursday, April 13 starting at 1:00pm PT, Noon Alaska, 2:00pm MT Join us on Thursday to hear two NNLM PNR members speak about their wonderful work in the region with PNR funded support. Ginger Kwan, Executive Director for Open Doors for Multicultural Families will present about the demonstration videos created to assist immigrant families of children… Read More »
Posted in: News from Network Members, Training & Education
Mar
09
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March is National Nutrition Month and your libraries or organizations might wish to incorporate programs and services and links to information in the communities you serve. Here are some resources which provide not only nutritional information but but tip sheets, videos, lesson plans and more to help encourage healthier communities. National Nutrition Month® Put Your Best Fork… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, Health Observances