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We Await Your Owl: Marketing and Collaboration Around the Harry Potter’s World Exhibition

September 7, 2017 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Eva Sclippa,  formerly at The Libraries at Alfred University in New York State and currently at the University of North

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Reflections on History and Harry Potter

August 17, 2017 Circulating Now

By Jill L. Newmark ~ One of the joys of working in the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine is engaging

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Harry Potter’s World and the NLM Herb Garden

June 29, 2017 Circulating Now

By Jill L. Newmark ~ For centuries, people have used plants to cure illness and treat wounds.  Medicinal properties of plants have been studied by

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Monsters in the Stacks: How Harry Potter Came to NLM

June 28, 2017 Circulating Now

Stephen J. Greenberg, PhD, will speak on June 29, 2017 at 2:00 in the Lister Hill Auditorium at the National Library of Medicine on “Monsters

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Pop Culture Meets NLM Historical Collections: Harry Potter’s World

June 27, 2017 Circulating Now

By Nicole Orphanides ~ In 1997, 10-year-old Harry Potter waved his wand for the first time and filled the minds of readers with magic and

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A Look into the Pensieve: Reflections on Harry Potter at Twenty Years

June 26, 2017 Circulating Now

Elizabeth Bland, M.A., will speak on June 27, 2017 at 2:00 in the Lister Hill Auditorium at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) on “A

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Photograph of one opened 16th century book, two closed Harry Potter novels, and two pendant necklaces.

Circulating Now Celebrates 20 Years of Harry Potter!

June 22, 2017 Circulating Now

By Erika Mills ~ J. K. Rowling published Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the debut novel in the seven-book series that became a pop

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For this month's #ArchivesHashtagParty theme of #ArchivesBlackDesign, we are featuring the "Father of the Blood Bank," Dr. Charles R. Drew. In 1941, he introduced the use of mobile collection units (later called "bloodmobiles") to aid in the war effort. These vehicles were equipped for collecting and storing blood from donors. We often take the blood donation for granted today, but inventions like these continue to save countless lives.
"Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons" highlights contemporary African American surgeons and educators who have exemplified excellence in their fields and mentor young generation of African American physicians. NLM has refreshed the original exhibition website from 2006. Now Opening Doors has a new look and feel and is accessible across all devices! Learn more about several selected African American surgeons who have worked to improve health care and to inspire the next generation of surgeons.
This #WoodcutIllustration from Jehan Cousin's Livre de Pourtraicture (Paris, 1608) shows the proportion and measure of a male figure from the front and back. One of the most famous on the subject of #ArtisticAnatomy, this book was printed again and again into the late 17th century.
Today's Circulating Now blog post features an interview with Richard M. Mizelle, Jr., PhD, of the @universityofhouston, about next week's James H. Cassedy Lecture in the History of Medicine, "The Many Faces of Diabetes: Complications and Debility in Late 20th Century America." Click the link in bio or visit https://loom.ly/BQ9kkaE to read today.
While NLM is being renovated, we're featuring a #WaybackWednesday image for #LibraryShelfieDay! This 1887 image features an interior view of Library Hall in the Army Medical Museum and Library, predecessor to today's NLM.
#OTD in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College at the top of her class and became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree. She supported medical education for women and helped many other women's careers. By establishing the New York Infirmary in 1857, she offered a practical solution to one of the problems facing qualified women who were rejected from internships and training opportunities elsewhere because of their gender.

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