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Oct
20
0 comments Tags: collection management, Consumer Health, evaluating health information, health information in multiple languages, health information resources, health insurance for public libraries, public libraries
We are pleased to announce that the updated and newly revised Public Libraries Guide on the NNLM website is now live. The information in this guide provides public libraries with resources and information helpful to their patrons related to health information. The guide includes content on a variety of topics such as: Getting Started Evaluating Health Information… Read More »
Posted in: Public Libraries
Oct
04
0 comments Tags: health misinformation, health misinformation symposium, symposium
The Network of the National Library of Medicine invites proposals for a virtual National Health Misinformation Symposium, April 4-7, 2023. This free, virtual symposium will explore both the research behind health misinformation movements and provide practical and evidence-based solutions to support librarians, health educators, and direct care providers in combating the spread of all types… Read More »
Posted in: Health Misinformation
Jul
13
0 comments Tags: book club, book club for librarians, book discussion, librarian book club, reading club
You are invited to join us for the second NNLM Book Discussion. From August 1 until October 31, we will read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman. When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither… Read More »
Posted in: NNLM Book Discussion
May
26
0 comments Tags: coping with mass shootings, mental health resources
I received an email today asking for permission* to share last year’s blog post on mental health resources and if there were any updates related to mass shootings. With the help of colleagues in the Region 6 office and across the Network I have done my best to compile resources to help individuals and communities… Read More »
Posted in: Resource Sharing
Apr
04
0 comments Tags: book discussion
You are invited to join us for the first NNLM Book Discussion! From May 2 until July 31, we will read Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick! NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians and library staff interested in better understanding health issues their communities face… Read More »
Posted in: Blog