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Region 6

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) office for Region 6 is located at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa. By collaborating, training, and funding over 1,100 health centers, health departments, community organizations, as well as medical, public, and school libraries in a seven state region, the office supports the mission of NNLM: to provide U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.

Region 6 serves the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

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Looking for assistance? Browse our staff directory, find contact information, and discover ways to receive the latest Region 6 news.

Funding Opportunities

Browse open funding opportunities that are available to members in Region 6.

Become a Member Organization

Member organizations are eligible for benefits and services, including: NNLM funding, access to training, partnership opportunities, free educational and printed materials, NLM Traveling Exhibitions, and institutional recognition as a Network Member.

Classes & Training

Browse NNLM's upcoming training opportunities, course catalog, and recordings of past webinars.

Region 6 Highlights

Association for Rural & Small Libraries Conference Professional Development Award

The purpose of this Professional Development Award is to support rural and small library staff in enhancing their ability to serve their communities with trustworthy health information. This professional development opportunity is designed to build capacity in delivering health information, increase community access to reliable resources, and foster library staff as local health information leaders. Application open through mid-June. 

 

 

The Final Chapter of the NNLM Reading Club

For more than seven years, the NNLM Reading Club has been a sustainable community outreach program. Designed as a national toolkit to promote health literacy, the program set out to award book kits to NNLM network partners such as academic health science and public libraries to raise awareness of All of Us and precision medicine and to share health information resources from NIH, NLM, and NNLM. As we turn a new page, continue to search the NNLM Reading Club. With more than 200 book titles and over 50 health topics to choose from, you are certain to find something to read and share.

 

Connect with Region 6

Phone
(319) 353-4479
Address

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
600 Newton Road,
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States

last updated: 05/15/26 09:40