Meet Me Monday: Lorraine Sheldon, Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library

Lorraine Sheldon serves as the Outreach Librarian for the Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library in Fort Worth, Texas. As Outreach Librarian, Lorraine works to connect the communities in the North Texas area with the knowledge and resources available through the National Library of Medicine. Since the 1980s Lewis Library has had a long history of reaching out to populations beyond its own campus community. In her work, Lorraine seeks to generate programming that is informative, empowering, and visually appealing. Before joining Lewis Library, she started her career working at the Bahá’í World Center International Archives in Haifa, Israel as a photo archivist. After returning to the U.S., she worked for several years as a Regional Coordinator for the South Central Training Institute, a non-profit education system designed to build capacity in individuals to improve society. During this time, she received her Masters of Science in Information Science from the University of North Texas. Lorraine plans to continue her work serving both health professionals and non-health professionals alike in order to create vibrant and healthy communities. Contact Lorraine at lorraine.sheldon@unthsc.edu or 817-735-5125. Be featured as part of our #MeetMeMonday series and share information about your position, program, or organization and connect with other network members and potential program partners!            
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