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Posted by Miles Dietz-Castel on January 26th, 2023
Posted in: Blog
Tags: Traveling Exhibits
Libraries and cultural institutions present inspiring stories about history, society, and medicine to their communities through National Library of Medicine (NLM) Traveling Exhibitions. Curated from NLM collections and available free of charge, these exhibitions explore current themes in public health and connect visitors to trusted NLM health information resources such as MedlinePlus and PubMed.
NLM Traveling Exhibitions help to:
Below is a list of exhibits that will be hosted by Region 6 organizations in 2023 and 2024, broken down by state. If you would like to learn more about requesting a NLM Traveling Exhibit for your organization visit nnlm.gov/initiatives/traveling-exhibitions.
3/13/23 – 4/22/23
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Galter Health Sciences Library
“Outside / Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States”
4/10/23 – 5/20/23
Rochester Public Library
“Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War”
5/8/23 – 6/17/23
Madison County Historical Society
“Outside / Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States”
7/3/23 – 8/12/23
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library
“Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health”
7/31/23 – 9/9/23
International Museum of Surgical Science
“Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War”
10/23/23 – 12/2/23
Fountaindale Public Library District
“Renaissance Science Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World”
11/6/23 – 12/16/23
International Museum of Surgical Science
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature”
11/20/23 – 12/30/23
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine – Medical Library
“Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care”
12/18/23 – 1/27/24
Chatham Area Public Library
“Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health”
12/18/23 – 1/27/24
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
“This Lead is Killing Us: Citizens Fight Lead Poisoning in Their Communities”
1/16/24 – 2/24/24
Fountaindale Public Library District
“Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America”
2/12/24 – 3/23/24
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine – Medical Library
“This Lead is Killing Us: Citizens Fight Lead Poisoning in Their Communities”
2/26/24 – 4/6/24
Lake Land College – Library
“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine”
2/26/24 – 4/6/24
International Museum of Surgical Science
“Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions”
5/6/24 – 6/15/24
University of Illinois at Chicago – Library of the Health Sciences
“Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America”
6/17/24 – 7/27/24
Chatham Area Public Library
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature”
6/17/24 – 7/27/24
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
“Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture”
10/7/24 – 11/16/24
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Galter Health Sciences Library
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature”
10/7/24 – 11/16/24
University of Illinois at Chicago – Library of the Health Sciences at Peoria
“From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry”
12/2/24 – 1/11/25
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
“From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry”
12/2/24 – 1/11/25
International Museum of Surgical Science
“Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture“
1/27/25 – 3/8/25
International Museum of Surgical Science
“Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wall-paper”
3/13/23 – 4/22/23
Indiana University Bloomington
“Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health”
9/11/23 – 10/21/23
Ivy Tech Community College – Terre Haute Campus
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature”
9/25/23 – 11/4/23
Marian University – Hackelmeier Memorial Library
“Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives”
1/2/24 – 2/10/24
Kokomo Howard County Public Library
“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine”
1/16/24 – 2/24/24
Ivy Tech Community College – Terre Haute Campus
“Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives”
1/16/24 – 2/24/24
Indiana University School of Medicine – Ruth Lilly Medical Library
“Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care”
4/8/24 – 5/18/24
Indiana University School of Medicine – Ruth Lilly Medical Library
“Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health”
4/22/24 – 6/1/24
Ivy Tech Community College – Terre Haute Campus
“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine“
8/12/24 – 9/21/24
Kokomo Howard County Public Library
“Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions”
4/10/23 – 5/20/23
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges – Scott Community College
“Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives”
7/31/23 – 9/9/23
Urbandale Public Library
“For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform”
8/28/23 – 10/7/23
Lied Public Library Clarinda
“Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons”
9/11/23 – 10/21/23
Letts Public Library
“Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions”
2/26/24 – 4/6/24
Des Moines University – Des Moines University Library
“Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions”
4/22/24 – 6/1/24
University of Iowa – Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
“Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wall-paper”
8/26/24 – 10/5/24
Lied Public Library Clarinda
“Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War”
10/7/24 – 11/16/24
Pella Public Library
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature”
5/8/23 – 6/17/23
Farmington Community Library
“Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health”
5/8/23 – 6/17/23
Orion Township Public Library
“This Lead is Killing Us: Citizens Fight Lead Poisoning in Their Communities”
6/5/23 – 7/15/23
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
“Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America”
8/28/23 – 10/7/23
Charlevoix Public Library
“Renaissance Science Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World”
8/28/23 – 10/7/23
Eastern Michigan University – Bruce T. Halle Library
“This Lead is Killing Us: Citizens Fight Lead Poisoning in Their Communities”
9/25/23 – 11/4/23
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine – Medical Library
“Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America”
11/6/23 – 12/16/23
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine – Medical Library
“Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wall-paper”
2/12/24 – 3/23/24
Georgetown Township Public Library
“Renaissance Science Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World”
5/6/24 – 6/15/24
Farmington Community Library
“Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War”
6/3/24 – 7/13/24
Center for Forensic Psychiatry
“Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health”
10/7/24 – 11/16/24
Orion Township Public Library
“Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions”
10/23/23 – 12/2/23
Regions Hospital Medical Library
“Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons”
5/8/23 – 6/17/23
Mansfield Richland County Public Library
“Outside / Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States”
5/8/23 – 6/17/23
North Canton Public Library
“Renaissance Science Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World”
7/3/23 – 8/12/23
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine -Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library
“Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons”
9/11/23 – 10/21/23
Richland Public Health
“From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry”
9/25/23 – 11/4/23
Youngstown State University – Melnick Medical Museum
“For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform / Para todo el pueblo: Un siglo de acción ciudadana en la reforma de la atención de la salud”
11/6/23 – 12/16/23
Richland Public Health
“Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture”
4/8/24 – 5/18/24
Ohio State University – Health Sciences Library
“Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health”
4/8/24 – 5/18/24
Youngstown State University – Melnick Medical Museum
“This Lead is Killing Us: Citizens Fight Lead Poisoning in Their Communities”
5/6/24 – 6/15/24
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine -Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library
“Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care”
6/17/24 – 7/27/24
Wood County Museum
“Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Yellow Wall-paper”
10/7/24 – 11/16/24
Youngstown State University – Melnick Medical Museum
“Surviving + Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture / Sobrevivir & Prosperar: Sida, Politica y Cultura”
9/11/23 – 10/21/23
Kenosha Public Library – Northside Branch
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature”
1/2/24 – 2/10/24
Gundersen Health System – Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
“Pick Your Poison: Intoxicating Pleasures and Medical Prescriptions“
10/7/24 – 11/16/24
Gundersen Health System – Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature“
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