Class Experience Level
Beginner, Intermediate
This presentation will highlight how academic and health system libraries can serve as catalysts for interdisciplinary partnerships, need-based programming, and community dialogue. Attendees will gain insights into how these exhibits were developed, how they foster empathy and a sense of belonging, and how similar initiatives can be adapted for libraries of all types to bridge science, art, and the human experience.
Guest speaker: Vida Vaughn, University of Louisville's Kornhauser Health Sciences Library Director
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Objectives:
- Understand the role of libraries in advancing health access and humanizing healthcare through arts-based programming.
- Explore models for curating and hosting health humanities exhibitions such as Change How You See, See How You Change
- Identify ways to engage a wide variety of audiences—students, faculty, staff, patients, and the public—through storytelling and visual art.
- Reflect on how visual narratives and community voices can foster empathy and deeper understanding in library outreach.
Class Details
Date(s): July 15, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Platform: Zoom
Location:
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: MLA
This class is sponsored by Region 4.
Class Contacts
Host/Instructor: Lauren Wittek
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