Welcome
Welcome to the new Library Services Library Update and Happy National Medical Librarians Month (October)! I’m excited to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about what we hope to do with this update. I am the new Library Services Manager after the former, well-loved manager Jim Bulger retired. While I have big shoes to fill, I have a great staff that continues to provide excellent, timely resources and services. This was confirmed in our recent survey where we received a 4.72 (out of 5) average rating from over 220 respondents! I’m looking forward to sharing more of our survey in our next Library Update which will go out on a roughly monthly basis. This new communication tool is a way for us to share new resources, tools, tips, and tricks that will help you get what you need more easily. If you haven’t already, you will need to subscribe by entering your email under the subscribe box above this post. We look forward to continuing to serve your information needs!
-Carissa Tomlinson, MLIS, Library Services Manager, carissa.tomlinson@allina.com
Tip of the Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we would like to spotlight Doña Dolores “Lola” Chávez de Armijo. Born in 1859 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she was the first woman and first Hispanic woman to hold state office in New Mexico as the State Librarian. In 1912, the first governor of New Mexico, William C. McDonald, attempted to have her removed from office stating that because she was a woman, she was unfit to hold appointed office under New Mexico's constitution. Chávez de Armijo filed suit against the governor for gender discrimination, which made it all the way to the New Mexico Supreme Court, which she won. She was able to keep her job, and this led to the passage of legislation in 1913 allowing women to hold seats of appointed office.
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