Thursday, December 05, 2024
Meet the recipient of the Margaret Danowski Student Scholarship Award for 2024-2025 – Sarah Patino
I’m from the Metro-Detroit area and grew up in Canton, Michigan. In
2022, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the
University of Michigan, where I focused on coursework in epidemiology,
microbiology, and the social determinants of health. Currently, I am
pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science at Wayne State
University, with a concentration on academic and health science
libraries.
My interest in health science librarianship began a few years ago at a medical research event at the University of Michigan. During the event, I visited a booth hosted by the Taubman Health Sciences Library, where they showcased their services. This encounter piqued my curiosity and led me to explore health science librarianship as a career path. Having just completed my undergraduate degree in public health and still determining how to apply my education, I found this field to be the perfect fit after further research.
Within library science, my main areas of interest are reference services and collection development. These align with my focus on academic and health science libraries in my graduate studies.
Winning this scholarship is incredibly meaningful to me for several reasons. As someone who balances full-time work with graduate studies, financial support is greatly appreciated and makes a real difference. Additionally, I see scholarships like this as an essential way to make library education more accessible, and I am honored to be a recipient.
Libraries have always been a vital part of my life. Whether checking out books for school assignments or using library resources like printers when mine was broken, libraries have consistently been there when I needed them. These positive experiences have shaped my perspective and appreciation for libraries as places of support and resourcefulness.
I find it incredibly rewarding to be the bridge that helps people access the information they need and to showcase the vast resources libraries have to offer. Helping others discover the power and potential of library services is one of the most fulfilling aspects of my journey in this field.
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4:28 PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Check out the new MDMLG Social web page, which contains links to our Instagram, Facebook, and Listserv sites. http://mdmlg.org/social-media.html
A great way to stay informed about the upcoming MDMLG meetings and events!
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3:29 PM
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
MDMLG Fall General Business Meeting - Additional Information
Thank you to those who attended the Sept. 18th
MDMLG Fall General Business Meeting and presentation by Mark Giesler on the
NNLM Region 6 Michigan Mental Health Training Kit. If anyone has questions
about the kit, you are welcome to contact Mark. His contact info can be found here. He has also
suggested Erica Lake of NNLM as a
contact.
The training kit can be found here.
Training slides and video are available on the site under “Identifying,
Understanding, and Responding to Mental Health Crisis Situations in the
Library”, which go into detail on how the training kit can be used in
libraries.
Steven Moore
MDMLG President
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7:03 AM
Sunday, September 15, 2024
MDMLG News (Vol. 51, Issue 1)
The current issue of MDMLG
News is now available on the MDMLG website.
Current and past newsletters
can be found at http://www.mdmlg.org/news.htm
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Posted by Valerie Reid @
10:32 AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Fall Social Networking Event - Thursday, September 19th
The MDMLG Program and
Professional Development Committee is hosting our annual Social Networking
event on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Detroit Fleat in Ferndale, MI.
There is Indoor and outdoor seating but the weather might choose where we are
going to sit! The event will begin at 5pm and end by 8pm.
Please be aware that while
MDMLG is organizing this event, attendees will be responsible for purchasing
their own food or drink. The house menu can be found here and the food truck list with
menu links can be found here.
There is also a full bar with beer, wine, cider, etc. as well as non-alcoholic
drinks.
Date
& Time
Thursday, September 19, 2024
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location & Parking
1820 E 9 Mile Rd
Ferndale, MI 48220
Please fill out this brief
registration form to give us an idea of how many people to expect
We hope to see you there!
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10:15 AM