Health and public libraries DVD available

A free DVD of the PBS program, To the Contrary: Health and Public Libraries, is available to libraries. Requests can be emailed directly to tothecontrary@hotmail.com. Requests should include the name of the library, number of copies, and how libraries might use the copies. This free video is made possible by the support of the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation.

To The Contrary: Health and Public Libraries is a PBS program that aired in April 2006. With interviews from Queens Borough Public Library and Diantha Schull, president of Americans for Libraries Council, the program shows how hometown public libraries are bridging the gap between the medical community and patients. Medical librarians guide patients and their families through state-of-the-art computerized medical databases.

Libraries across the country are offering health-related programs and workshops for all members of their community. They are stepping up to meet the health needs of their communities through innovative exercise and nutrition programs for teens, and engaging trained volunteers as health information guides.

Last updated on 10/30/2006