National Medical Librarians Month
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has declared October National Medical Librarians Month. In celebration, the NNLM has spotlighted medical librarian projects across all of the regions, including several right here at MAR.
MAR’s highlighted projects were:
- A Regional Health Unconference: Brooklyn Public Library, Lisa Chow, NY
- Extending the Reach: Health Information Resources for Unaffiliated Health Professionals: Rochester Regional Library Council (RRLC) with Barbara Ciambor and Linda Cruttenden, NY
- Mid-Atlantic Region Bioinformatics Training for Librarians and Information Specialists: Diane Rein, SUNY Buffalo, NY
- Consortia Purchasing/Electronic Resource Access: Health Science Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ), Robb Mackes, NJ
- Increasing Parental Health Literacy to Optimize Pregnancy Outcomes: Drexel University, Lenore Hardy & Prudence Dalrymple, PA
- Health Literacy First: Delaware County Library System, Helen Subbio, PA



