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Little Free Libraries Launched across SIU School of Medicine

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The Center for Human and Organizational Potential hosted a contest to establish Little Free Libraries (LFL) around the SOM campus during November 2019. Department teams planned and created impressive original designs.

Here are the winners.

  • Longest Standing LFL (10+ years) & Best Variety (books + DVDs):  Quincy Family Medicine 
  • Most Creative:  Department of Pharmacology’s Pharm Barn
  • Best Presentation:  Department of Population Science and Policy, 201 E. Madison Atrium Gathering Space Table/Lending Library
  • Most Comfy and Cozy:  Department of Psychiatry, Centrum Building

 

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