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AAAS Offers Library Program Development Funding
Skin is the body’s largest organ and it’s the most visible. It’s our natural body armor and it protects all the vital systems working hard under its coat. There is much to learn about skin structure, health, and care. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is looking to libraries to help inform the public about skin health.

Connecting Harry Potter’s World with Real World Science
The ALA Public Programs Office, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), announces a new small format traveling exhibition to libraries, “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine.”

Featured Library: Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
On October 3, The University of Kansas Medical Center began hosting the “Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians” traveling exhibit at Dykes Library. Along with displaying the exhibit’s accounts of outstanding female contributions to medicine, Dykes Library has organized complementary events throughout the city.

Featured Library: Germantown Community Library
The magic of Harry Potter has been brought to life at the Germantown Community Library in Tennessee. The library is hosting “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine” through January 15. The exhibition explores the Renaissance science, thinkers, and practices that influenced the development of modern Western science.

Programming and Resources for Caregivers
More than 50 million Americans provide care for a chronically ill, disabled, or aged family member or friend during any given year. While these people are dedicated to doing everything they can for the person for whom they care, they are often desperately in need of assistance to do so adequately and without sacrificing their own health and well-being.