Apply to host “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine exhibit

Using materials from the NLM’s History of Medicine collections, the exhibition explores Harry Potter’s world, its roots in Renaissance science and the ethical questions that affected not only the wizards in J.K. Rowling’s books, but also the historical thinkers featured in the series. Exhibition panels feature the works of 15th- and 16th-century alchemists, naturalists and occultists, and explore the intersection between the Harry Potter novels and Renaissance thinkers, lore and practices.

Following the application process, 12 libraries will be selected to host the exhibition for a four-week display period between September 2009 and November 2010.

Deadline is May 1, 2009.

Overdrive Training for Library Staff

Watch from the comfort of your own computer or come to SALS.
This will be the same training offered three times; you only need to attend one session.
Registration information and training requirements will be emailed later this week.

Politics and Networking – Action Plan follow up

Participants of the September 2008 CPLA workshop, “Politics and Networking” presented by June Garcia and Sandra Nelson, learned how to understand their local political environment and how to develop and implement effective partnerships.  As a result of this workshop and the current LSTA grant, library managers were asked to tell SALS how they would plan to use the workshop skills and if they were able to implement a work plan.

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