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Resources for Caregivers

Posted by on July 23rd, 2026 0 comments

Caregiving has come up in many ways with our work at NNLM. We are hearing this theme in our focused outreach work, in classes such as Connecting Older Adults to Health Information, have spotlighted this topic in the NNLM Reading Club, and presented on this topic in conferences. In this blog post, we celebrate the… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Trainings

Jun

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Member Spotlight: Inclusive Story Time at UCONN Avery Point

Posted by on June 18th, 2026 0 comments

This week, we are highlighting an upcoming free in-person program for all children and their families at UCONN Avery Point, an inclusive story time with a reading of the book The Quest for the Cockle Implant, presented in spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL). NNLM Region 7 is interested in supporting health information access… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

May

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Join us June 2nd to hear how 3 public libraries are supporting homeschool students with Citizen Science Kits!

Posted by on May 22nd, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

On June 2, 2026, we will be hosting three public libraries who received Citizen Science Kits from NNLM Region 7 to discuss how their libraries have supported science education and programming with a focus on homeschoolers. Between October 1, 2024 – April 1, 2025, Region 7 provided 45 citizen science kits to NNLM members in… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Data, Funded Project

Apr

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Know your options for safe storage and disposal of prescription and over the counter medications

Posted by on April 17th, 2026 0 comments

Saturday, April 25th is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, but any day is a good day to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused medications. In this blog post, learn about national resources as well as New England specific resources in support of safe medication storage and disposal. Safe Storage Keeping all medications stored securely… Read More »

Posted in: Weekly Newsletter

Mar

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Upcoming presentation will feature funded partner project on resources for monitoring indoor air quality

Posted by on March 16th, 2026 0 comments

On April 29th 2026 we are excited to feature two public libraries for Region 7 Presents: Funded Project Report Back on Indoor Air Quality Resources . Join partners from the Public Library of Brookline and the Hamden Public Library to hear how they introduced Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Kits into their circulating collection. Panelists will discuss… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

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