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Jul
26
0 comments Tags: Member Spotlight
Kym Powe is the Children and Young Adult Consultant with the CT State Library. I learned about Kym’s work through a series of professional development offerings that she and a colleague have been hosting called Growing Equitable Library Services (GELS). I had the opportunity to hear from Kym about some of her special projects there… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
27
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This guest post is contributed by Mary Murtland as part of her MLS internship with NNLM R7. Mary has an extensive resume including working as a library director in a rural library for over a decade! We are fortunate to have her spend her University of Rhode Island internship experience with us. According to… Read More »
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May
24
0 comments Tags: Funded Projects
This post highlights one of NNLM R7’s funded projects during 2021-2022. The following blog post was written by Jan Fountaine and Kate McCarthy of DetecTogether, an organization that strives to improve conversations and awareness about cancer detection and how to take action. Detecting cancer early is the best way to save and improve lives for… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project
Apr
26
0 comments Tags: ##LongLifeforAll, #NIIW, #Vaccines4Life
We recognize both World Immunization Week #LongLifeforAll #Vaccines4Life and National Infant Immunization Week #NIIW as we highlight the importance of protecting ourselves and our communities from vaccine-preventable disease. The World Health Organization’s World Immunization Week theme for this year’s campaign is Long Life for All. Find campaign information and materials from WHO: World Immunization Week 2022… Read More »
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Mar
28
0 comments Tags: citizen science resources, Wikipedia
Each year, NNLM hosts 2 Wikipedia Edit-a-thons to improve health topic pages on Wikipedia. We identify a topic and articles in need of improvement. Then we join experienced and new Wikipedia editors to work together to add citations to quality health information resources. For this Spring 2022 #CiteNLM campaign, we are focusing on ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH…. Read More »
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