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May
02
0 comments Tags: mental health, Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to learn more about mental health and mental illness and to share information with others in our communities. Region 6 has become increasingly engaged over the last two years in developing and promoting mental health resources in response to our members’ needs. In keeping with the librarianship… Read More »
Posted in: Advocacy, Blog, Consumer Health, General, News from the Region, NLM Resources, Outreach, Public Health
May
01
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Please join NNLM on May 11, 2023 for NNLM Day at MLA 2023. Each NNLM Region and Center will provide an update and a look forward during a pre-MLA virtual event on Thursday May 11, 2023. These sessions are free to all. You don’t have to be registered for the MLA conference. You do not… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Conferences and Meetings, News from NIH/NLM, News from the Region
Apr
28
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In 1872, two years after the University of Iowa medical school was founded, $500 for books was allocated to form the campus medical library. Fast forward nearly 100 years to the construction of what is now Hardin Library for the Health Sciences building (1974). In 2016 the University of Iowa and Hardin Library for the… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Apr
27
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Join your fellow librarians, health professionals, and public health workers for this quarter of the NNLM Book Discussion. We will read High risk: stories of pregnancy, birth and the unexpected by Chavi Eve Karkowsky, M.D. After acquiring the book in your preferred format, you can join us any time between May 1 until July 31, 2023,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Apr
24
0 comments Tags: book discussion, NNLM Reading Club
The NNLM offers two resources utilizing books for discussions on health topics. Each resource strives to incorporate diversity and inclusion in their resources. You are invited to use the community programming toolkits, participate in the professional development discussion group, or both! Learn more here. Library Community Programming – NNLM Reading Club Are you looking for… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, General, NNLM Book Discussion, NNLM Reading Club