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Region 6 serves the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Apr

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Celebrate National Library Week, April 6 – 12, 2025

Posted by on April 7th, 2025 0 comments

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. Celebrate each day with the themes below! Monday, April 7: Recognize Health Literacy on Right to Read Day Libraries play a critical role in providing free access to trusted health resources,… Read More »

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Apr

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Professional Development Funding Available

Posted by on April 3rd, 2025 0 comments

We are pleased to continue offering professional development funding opportunities for our Region 6 member organizations. Topics must be health information related and align with the NNLM mission. A few examples of use of funds would be: Sponsorship of an Medical Library Association (MLA) Webinars. Hosts of the webinars can secure continuing education (CE) codes… Read More »

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Mar

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Enhancing Health Literacy for People with Developmental Disabilities

Posted by on March 31st, 2025 0 comments Tags:

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! This month is an opportunity to think about how we can improve health literacy for individuals with developmental disabilities. When people can find, understand, and use health information, they are better equipped to make informed health decisions. For people with developmental disabilities, better health literacy leads to better health… Read More »

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This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Grant Number 1UG4LM012346 with The University of Iowa.

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