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Category: Making Exhibition Connections

National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present enriching and engaging programs to connect their communities with the information in the exhibition and the wide-variety of NLM resources available to the public. This series invites host venues to share their partnerships, programs, and public engagement experiences with Circulating Now readers.

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Making Exhibition Connections: Spokane County Library District

December 10, 2020 Circulating Now

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present

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Making Exhibition Connections: New College of Florida

October 15, 2020 Circulating Now

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present

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Making Exhibition Connections: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

March 3, 2020 Circulating Now

Francisco Fajardo and Jorge Perez talk about hosting Surviving and Thriving.

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Making Exhibition Connections: Lamar Soutter Library

August 15, 2019 Circulating Now

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present enriching

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Making Exhibition Connections: St. Charles City-County Library

July 11, 2019 Circulating Now

Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions. These sites plan and present enriching

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Making Exhibition Connections: Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center

September 25, 2018 Circulating Now

National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present

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Making Exhibition Connections: Melnick Medical Museum

June 22, 2018 Circulating Now

National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present

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Making Exhibition Connections: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

May 22, 2018 Circulating Now

National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present

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The Public Health Film Goes to War

The Public Health Film Goes to War

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The #PetriDish is a common laboratory tool used to culture different cells and microorganisms. Why is it called a "Petri" dish? The transparent lidded dish is named after Julius Richard Petri (born #OnThisDay in 1852) who worked as an assistant to the renowned microbiologist Robert Koch. In 1887, after struggling with dust and extra bacteria in samples, Petri tweaked Koch's plating design to reduce contamination. After almost 140 years, the design has remained the same.
For #TitlePageTuesday, we pulled 'The Wound Dresser: a Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion' (Boston, 1898) by American poet, essayist, and journalist Walt Whitman. Whitman (born May 31, 1819) served as a volunteer during the American Civil War, visiting sick and wounded soldiers in the military hospitals. The book opens with Whitman's famous poem of the same title, followed by published essays and his wartime correspondence.
On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. "Our New Memorial" was printed on May 31, 1919, in the 10th issue of "The Ward," a periodical published by and for the enlisted men of U.S. Army Hospital No. 12 in Biltmore, North Carolina. The poem at the start of the article reads,
For #FloralFriday, we've picked an engraved and hand-colored illustration (Image 1) of the "female piony" (Paeonia faemina, Plate 65) from the first volume of Elizabeth Blackwell's A Curious Herbal, printed in London in 1737. Just outside, the peony flowers (Image 2) in the NLM Herb Garden bloomed with a welcomed burst of color for spring.
In the 1930s/1940s, cinema—#PublicHealth films included—was having a moment. With the onset of World War II, the U.S. military had much to say and show audiences of soldiers and the public. Often in league with well-regarded filmmakers, the government sought to inform, inspire, and educate military men and women as well as the masses at home.
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (born #OnThisDay in 1686) was a physicist and instrument maker best known for inventing both the alcohol and mercury thermometers as well as developing his namesake temperature scale.

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