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Dear SCC colleagues,

We’ve had several volunteers so far to participate in our group quilt project to benefit SCC, but we wanted to bring this around again to make sure everyone who’s interested saw the opportunity.

The theme for this year’s SCC fundraising quilt is stars – friendship stars, sawtooth stars, Amish stars, carpenter stars – and just like last year, we’re asking quilters to contribute one to two quilt block(s) each, using any star pattern you like. We’ll send links to a few tutorials to get you started. In a few months, we’ll gather all the stars together and 

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*Sorry for any cross posting*

ECLI's next webinar is coming up July 17th and this time we will be talking about salary negotiations! This can be a tough conversation to have. This ECLI webinar will explore strategies for negotiating salary and other employee benefits during the hiring process. Offering the perspectives of a library director as well as a library science professor, Melissa De Santis and Emily Vardell will discuss the value of negotiating salary and different negotiation strategies. 

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Join NNLM Region 4 and guest speaker Dr. Laura Nellums for “A World on the Move: Global Health Equity in the Context of Migration. “

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024
Time: 12N PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET
Register<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/r4-connections-world-move-global-health-equity-context-migration__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!95o5V31n-3Q3sL8v1AgASE2fVrZLW7utxWZfRR1yuK7RJ3qTsM9gCAMuV8edr1VizuaBvW4dGaWCB02MTKHvw4_1NXKgHLSs$ [nnlm[.]gov]>

This presentation will focus on migration and health. It will encompass drivers and patterns of migration, social determinants of health in the context of migration, the interrelationship between immigration policy, health policy, migrant and public health outcomes, and recommendations for how to advance health equity in migrant communities. 

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NNLM Region One Insights: Locks in the Library: Increasing Community Access to Safe Storage
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 1PM ET, 12N CT, 11AM MT, 10AM PT

REGISTRATION<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/locks-library-increasing-community-access-safe-storage__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!6JAtMgpZwVRxqkIR1ZQ1-cLjdiEEsTDFHfAyoMOVemAr2EEAbIYQN05TETwonJtjKrykU7Y4OMiMUa37gYIuZO6-rTjZ1UEP$ [nnlm[.]gov]>

In Anne Arundel County, Maryland, between 2020 and 2023 an average of 140 residents annually visited a hospital due to a gun-related injury, which is a 23% increase compared to previous years. The county’s public library, in partnership with the health department, set out to increase protective measures against gun injury by developing a gun lock distribution program. Safe storage is a proven strategy for improving gun safety and preventing harm 

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