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Oct
22
0 comments Tags: public libraries, rural, rural and small libraries
You may remember that earlier this year, NNLM’s National Training Office (NTO) and Region 1 offered professional development awards to attend the Association of Rural and Small Libraries Conference held this year in Montgomery, AL in September. We are thrilled to provide this award to rural and small libraries, which play a vital role in… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
27
0 comments Tags: MedlinePlus, Member Spotlight, public libraries
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was about three, my dad asked me the same question. I said, “A bigger kid!” For a while, that meant wanting to become a baseball reporter. While that didn’t happen, I succeeded in the bigger kid department. I dance randomly,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Member Spotlight
May
22
0 comments Tags: Citizen Science, Funded Projects, public libraries
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
Aug
25
0 comments Tags: Funded Projects, Member Spotlight, mental health, public libraries
In early August, we had the opportunity to hear from 3 amazing women about their work in support of grief awareness and suicide prevention. You can find the recording on the Region 7 Playlist on the NNLM YouTube Channel. Dr. Kimberly Mead-Walters and Kathleen Shine-O’Brien discussed the work of Sharing Kindness and their NNLM funded… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM Resources, Webinars, Weekly Newsletter
Jun
20
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, funding, hospital librarians, Member Spotlight, New York, public libraries
NNLM met Nicole Barker, director of the Harris Memorial Library in Otego, York while traveling for focused outreach in 2024. In this article, learn how a rural library partnered with their local healthcare system to provide health programming on managing chronic conditions designed specifically for their library patrons. As part of NNLM Region 7’s cooperative… Read More »
Posted in: Blog