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08
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, which is one reason that every February is American Heart Month! The goal of this month is to raise awareness of heart disease, heart heath and the steps that can be made to improve it. Heart disease is a general term that covers… Read More »
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Feb
07
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The Conway Public Library (CPL), in partnership with the Gibson Center for Senior Services and Carroll County Coalition for Public Health, is one of 21 NNLM All of Us Community Award recipients for a program called “Improving the Use of the Internet for Health.” The program’s aim is to improve health literacy and facilitate the… Read More »
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Jan
27
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NNLM Region 7 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) is excited to share that the Request for Proposals (RFPs) for funding in the upcoming year (2022-2023) have been released. RFPs have been posted on the website. Award categories include: Health Outreach: up to $20,000, Technology Improvement: up to $10,000, and… Read More »
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Jan
27
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NNLM Region 7 is excited to announce the Collection Equity Award. The Award is designed to help build collections that are reflective of voices of the communities served which may be revealed through different genres such as graphic medicine, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, Young Adult, manuscripts (published and unpublished), oral histories and film. Expanding diverse voices… Read More »
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Jan
24
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Back in May 2021, NNLM started a new cooperative agreement that included going from 8 regions to 7, new regional naming conventions, and introducing a new RML in Charleston, SC. Did you also notice that the new cooperative agreement came with a new website with big changes? Our NNLM site got a huge makeover to… Read More »
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