Staff Bio

Lauren Wittek

Communication Specialist, Region 4

As the NNLM Region 4 Communication Specialist, I focus on leading Region 4’s bi-directional communication approach. 

Classes I Teach

Event Title Summary
Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Collective Impact (January 6 – January 17, 2025) This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory.
Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Collective Impact (June 28 - July 12, 2024) This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory.
Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Collective Impact (September 27 - October 10, 2024) This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory.
Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Grassroots Leadership (January 20 – January 31, 2025) This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism.
Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership (July 12- July 26, 2024) This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism.
Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership (October 11- October 24, 2024) This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism.
R4 Connections: A World on the Move: Global Health Equity in the Context of Migration This one-hour webinar will examine the relationship between health and migration.
R4 Connections: Empowering Teens Through Media and Health Literacy: The Role of Health Sciences Librarians This one-hour webinar will share evidence-based strategies for integrating media literacy into library programming for adolescents and young adults.
R4 Connections: How Libraries Can Help Address Complex Health and Research Challenges This one-hour webinar will discuss how libraries can be key facilitators of citizen science projects.
R4 Connections: The Power of Mental Health First Aid This one-hour session will explore the benefits and applications of Mental Health First Aid training.

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