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Oct
21
0 comments Tags: Community of Interest, graphic medicine, Member Spotlight, public libraries
Today’s blog is a guest spot written by Tatjana Saccio, Reference Librarian at the Nevins Library and a member of the R7 Graphic Medicine COI. Introduce yourself: I have been a Reference Librarian at the Nevins Library for 17 years. The Nevins Library, built in 1883, has long been considered the “heart and center” of… Read More »
Posted in: Graphic Medicine, Member Spotlight
Jul
22
0 comments Tags: accessibility, professional development, public libraries, workforce development, workshop
I had the opportunity to attend the 2024 American Library Association Conference in beautiful San Diego! It was a wonderful time to connect with other libraries, librarians, and NNLM staff and partners from around the country. NNLM was well represented with two poster presentations and two invited presentations in addition to funded partner presentations. … Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Medicine, Instructional Design
Jun
25
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, mental health, public libraries, recovery, resources, substance use disorder
Each year (for us that is May 1- April 30), Region 7 “focuses” on learning about two geographic areas. In this blog post, there is a brief introduction to our Focused Outreach model and some of the things we learned and want to share about that work in Litchfield County, CT. You might recognize this… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Weekly Newsletter
Jun
03
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Community of Interest, Focused Outreach, NNLM, professional development, Public Health, public libraries, region 7, year 4
What is Focused Outreach? And why do we do it? Through Focused Outreach we bring our resources from the NNLM directly to you! Each year we select a different area in our region to focus our efforts on. Whether it’s building new relationships or nurturing older connections we work with you to discover your community… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
May
30
0 comments Tags: Connecticut, Focused Outreach, funding, graphic medicine, public libraries
Each year Region 7 focuses on learning about two geographic regions. This year, we met wonderful library staff as well as many service directors and providers serving Litchfield County, Connecticut. Region 7 was able to provide funding for 5 library staff from Litchfield County libraries to attend the Connecticut Library Association Conference. The following is… Read More »
Posted in: Blog