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Take Your Child to Work Day in the Library

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Take Your Child to Work day isn't complete without a visit to the Medical Library. The Research & Education Librarians provided activities and a serving of information to children attending the event at SIU School of Medicine. 

Children had a choice of online activties:

ToxMystery

ToxMystery
 Help Toxie the cat frind the hazards in her house.

ToxTown

ToxTown
Explore and learn about environmental health concerns where you live, work and play.

Understanding Medical Words

Understanding Medical Words
 Learn how to put together parts of medical words.

 

Button-making proved popular with all groups.

Button maker with template choices

Some finished  buttons

 

 

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