Ohio Resource Libraries: Tour Day 2

I’ll bet you wondered what happened to the posts for the second and third day of our journey! Well, the charger for my laptop was mislaid at the airport (likely O’Hare) and my laptop became an expensive paperweight for the remainder of the trip. My plans to use the computer at the hotel were dashed when we stayed at a decidedly dodgy Hawthorn Inn and Suites near Toledo, which didn’t have such luxuries. On the second day of our journey across Ohio, we got up at the crack of dawn (not Linda’s favorite time of day) to visit Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. There, we met with Tom Klinger, the new health sciences library director, and his enthusiastic staff in their beautifully remodeled library. Here, we shared ideas about potential outreach projects with the Family & Community Medicine department at Neomed (as the Northeast Ohio is nicknamed) as well as potential projects utilizing K-12 resources developed by the National Library of Medicine. Did you know that Neomed’s mascot is Ned the Walking Whale? I didn’t, and I think it’s hilarious! Tom stopped us off at the gift store on our way out, and I am now the proud owner of a Ned the Walking Whale t-shirt. Linda and I drove from Rootstown to Columbus, Ohio, stopping for what now ranks as one of the best slices of cherry pie I’ve ever eaten. In Columbus, we met with Pam Bradigan, Lynda Hartel and their staff at their spacious Health Sciences Library on the ...
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