Public Libraries

Content focused on serving the needs of public libraries/library staff, and information about the NNLM public libraries initiative.

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  • NNLM Book Discussion offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers interested in better understanding health issues faced by their communities an opportunity to explore topics with other professionals and earn Continuing Education Credit.

    Participants can complete the book and earn CE credit on their schedule. A new book is selected each quarter. Participants can acquire the book in their preferred format and have 3 months to complete the requirements and earn 4 MLA CE by participating in either an online or live discussion

  • The NNLM Region 6 Speaker Series is an intermittent webinar series hosted by NNLM Region 6. It showcases guest speakers who address various topics relevant to our members, including librarians, public health practitioners, educators, clinicians, and other healthcare information professionals. Our selection of topics is influenced by audience preferences and requests, trends, seasonal relevance, and speaker availability, ensuring a dynamic and engaging experience for all participants.

  • NNLM offers free classes that support continuing education programs and specializations for public health and library audiences. Learn how NNLM can support you!  

  • This 1-hour webinar will discuss how to effectively respond to requests for mental health information at your library.

    This presentation addresses increasing health information access and use, along with increasing health equity through information by highlighting resources from the National Library of Medicine and other government health information resources for patients, their families and friends.

  • If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher this online class is designed for you. The class is made up of 10 short units (listed below) that include videos, hands-on exercises and short quizzes. The class gives you the chance to explore PubMed at your own pace. This class takes about 1 hour to complete. 

    This class addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database. 

  • Evidence shows that there are marked health disparities between those living in rural areas versus their urban counterparts. This presentation addresses health information resources and data, increasing health information access and use and the NNLM initiative of Bridging the Digital Divide by demonstrating how to find information on health conditions, demographic groups and social issues in MedlinePlus.gov, Rural Health Information Hub, and USDA Economic Research Service.