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01
0 comments Tags: culinary arts education, Food education, food literacy, funded grant project, healthy cooking classes, healthy living resources, nutrition education, Worcester Public Library, Worcester Senior Center
The following blog post was written by Dot Sachs, Public Services Librarian at the Worcester, Massachusetts Public Library. The Worcester Public Library is one of the NER’s Year 5 funded grant awardees. The Worcester Public Library was awarded an Outreach grant in April 2020 from the NNLM/NER to provide patrons with tools to learn how… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project
Jun
23
0 comments Tags: graphic medicine, health disparities, health equity
In light of recent events including police brutality and ensuing protests, the staff at NNLM NER stand with the Black and African American community. My colleagues in other NNLM regions curated lists highlighting Black/African-American Health and Anti-Racist resources: Pacific Southwest Region with links to African American mental health, anti-racist reading materials, cultural competency, NLM African… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Medicine
Jun
12
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group, professional development
NER hosted our annual meeting for the Hospital Libraries Advisory Group on Tue, June 9. We began the meeting by acknowledging the recent closure of Vermont and New Hampshire hospital libraries. This sad development signals a bigger issue. Economic hardship is commonplace for those providing healthcare in our rural communities. Our hearts go out to… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Jun
04
0 comments Tags: back to school COVID19, education in France, k-12 education
Before joining the NNLM NER, I was a public high school teacher at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Massachusetts. Ten years ago, I said yes to the French teacher in our school looking for a volunteer to host 2 French teachers (who teach English) for 2… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
25
New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians Goes Virtual
Posted by NNLM Region 7 on June 25th, 2020 0 comments Tags: Boot Camp, community engagement, eScience, open science, science, Training
Guest post from Jennifer Chaput about the Virtual New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians that took place on June 11, 2020. Find more information and a link to all the recordings https://sites.google.com/view/nesciboot/home New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians, now in its 12th year, went virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read More »
Posted in: Commentary, Data, Trainings