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Nov
23
0 comments Tags: NLM, Traveling Exhibit
The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) opens the Call for Requests for NLM Traveling Exhibitions at 2 pm (ET), November 8! Please submit your requests online using this NLM Traveling Exhibition Request Form by 2 pm (ET), November 29, 2022. The online form enables you to: view all available exhibition titles and… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, News from NIH/NLM, NLM Resources, Public Libraries
Nov
14
0 comments Tags: health information resources, Native American Health Resources, Native American Heritage, Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. As the National Congress of American Indians notes, it’s not only an occasion for all of us to celebrate the diverse cultures, traditions, histories, and important contributions of American Indians. It is also a fitting time to educate each other about tribes, raise awareness of the challenges American Indians… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Public Libraries, Resource Sharing
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
Aug
08
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In the Fall of 2021, an exciting partnership with the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) and Trinity Health Saint Mary’s Family Medicine Residency Program began as a result of the funds from an NNLM Public Library Collaboration Grant. The series was called Seniors Be Well held once a month in the auditorium of the Main… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Conferences and Meetings, Funding, Public Libraries
Mar
30
0 comments Tags: DNA Day, NNLM Reading Club
April showers bring May flowers and also National DNA Day, which celebrates two important scientific achievements: the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Human Genome Project was “the international, collaborative research program whose goal… Read More »
Posted in: General, NNLM Reading Club, Public Libraries