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May

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Subscribe to Midwest Matters, the NNLM Region 6 Blog!

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May

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Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) Conference Professional Development Award

Posted by on May 5th, 2026 0 comments

NNLM and NTO are excited to announce the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) Conference Professional Development Award! Funding will cover registration and travel expenses up to $1500 per awardee. The conference will take place September 16-19, 2026 in Montgomery, AL. Participants will attend a pre-conference training focused on consumer health information, called “Healthy… Read More »

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May

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The Final Chapter of the NNLM Reading Club

Posted by on May 1st, 2026 0 comments

For more than seven years, the NNLM Reading Club has been a sustainable community outreach program. Designed as a national toolkit to promote health literacy, the program set out to award book kits to NNLM network partners such as academic health science and public libraries to raise awareness of All of Us and precision medicine… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, NNLM Reading Club

Apr

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Congratulations and Thanks to Jacqueline Leskovec

Posted by on April 15th, 2026 0 comments

As many of you know, Jacqueline Leskovec will be retiring on April 30, 2026. Jacqueline began her work with the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) in 2005 when the Regional Medical Library (RML) was at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences. Her first position was Communications Coordinator… Read More »

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Mar

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Posted by on March 19th, 2026 0 comments Tags: ,

Colorectal cancer refers to cancers that start in the colon or rectum, which are parts of the large intestine. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Approximately 1 in 25 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime. Screening is highly effective at catching colorectal cancer at… Read More »

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Mar

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NNLM Reading Club March 2026: Food and Nutrition

Posted by on March 1st, 2026 0 comments

Good nutrition, combined with physical activity, can help you reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases, and promote your overall health. This month the Advisory Group has selected three books to help ask questions about the food and nutrition information we digest from various sources including websites, streaming services, podcasts,… Read More »

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