description of an upcoming free educational program
Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:30PM. “100 Years of Fair Housing History” with Rashid Rattray, Outreach & Education Coordinator at the CT Fair Housing Center. Registration link for program Feb. 28th at 6:30pm. https://bit.ly/3rXWDxM
This presentation explores decades of discriminatory housing policies along with the time periods they were enacted in. Our main objective is to bring attention to the need for Fair Housing Act to be passed in 1968, and to explain how decades of discriminatory policy has shaped our built environment.
RSVP for registration link. Please join Fairfield Yabantu for an essential conversation hosted by The Unquowa School IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Antiracism) Committee featuring Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Hawthorne Smith, Director of the Bellevue Program for Survivors of Torture.
Dr. Smith is an Associate Clinical Professor at the NYU School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. He has facilitated a support group for French-speaking African survivors of torture for the past 25 years and also speaks extensively at professional conferences and seminars on providing clinical services for survivors of socio-political violence, and enhancing cross-cultural clinical skills among therapeutic service providers.
Tré met Mr. Smith many years ago when he was an 11 year old refugee who had recently come to New York from South Africa. We are excited to have him present on the topic of racial trauma and young people and offer a comprehensive look based on his experiences counseling refugees through their healing journeys.
Free screening and discussion of National Geographic documentary film: FAUCI presented by the All of Us Research Program and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Watch the trailer here and all the information below is also available in pdfhere.
With his signature blend of scientific acumen, candor, and integrity, Dr. Anthony Fauci became America’s most unlikely cultural icon during the COVID-19 pandemic. A world-renowned infectious disease specialist and the longest-serving public health leader in Washington, D.C., he has overseen the U.S. response to 40 years’ worth of outbreaks, including HIV/AIDS, SARS, and Ebola. Crafted around unprecedented access to Dr. Fauci, National Geographic Documentary Films’ FAUCI is a revealing portrait of one of our most dedicated public servants.
After the film, hear from longtime AIDS activist and survivor Michael Manganiello in a discussion about the importance of participation in medical research.
PG-13, 2021, Documentary, 1h 45m, Subtitles: English & Spanish. How to watch FAUCI:
Option 1: Live Watch Party on January 27, 2022, at 6 pm ET. Then join the 30-minute, live discussion right after the film at 7:45 pm ET.
Option 2: Watch at your convenience. Video on Demand will be available starting January 27, 2022, at 8:15 pm ET. The film will be available for free until January 31, 2022, at 11:59 pm ET.
This event was made possible by the support of CenterLink and Center on Halsted.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Center events. If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact linda-loi@uiowa.edu two weeks before the scheduled program date.
This event is in collaboration with the All of Us Research Program, which is inviting one million or more people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history. Researchers will use this data to learn how our biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health to help personalize medicine in the future. Learn more about this historic program at the C.H. Booth Library, Newtown and here: JoinAllofUs.org/nlm.
This event is supported by funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health under cooperative agreement number UG4LM013729 at the University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.
Note: A Disney+ account is not required. A separate viewing link and password will be distributed via email on the day of the event.
Checkers TV is a new virtual online program that has been created specifically for libraries. The 16-episode fall series will feature many unique STEAM concepts such as 3d printing, dinosaurs, and more! A new episode will post to the library’s YouTube Channel every week through the end of December. Episodes feature health tips, crafts and activities, book recommendations and simple science experiments. Don’t forget to visit the Checker’s book display in the children’s department for additional reading on the topic of the week!
The Friends of the C. H. Booth Library collect donated materials throughout the year, for their book sales and Little Book Store. Visit their website to find out more about how, when, and what to donate. Thank you for thinking of us!
Did you know we were founded as a library as well as “historical rooms”? As people emerge from their corona-cocoons, we have siezed on the increased foot traffic to showcase some of our recent acquistions.
Lakeside Landscape, by Paula Renee, donated by daughter of the artist Dawn Handschuh, 2019
For more information, click here to see our recent email about our new displays. To be the first to hear about various programs and library events, sign up to receive them directly.
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