The Hardin Library was awarded a $40,000 public health subcontract from the National Library of Medicine’s National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region to provide patient safety awareness to consumers in Iowa communities. The project, Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness, or PPECA, has a networking focus, matching libraries and hospitals together in order to help educate communities about the many different aspects of consumer healthcare, and specifically to encourage patients to play an active role in their medical well-being. The project partners include the UIHC Patients’ Library and the Clinical Outcomes & Resource Management Department; the College of Public Health & its Institute for Quality Care; Consumers Advancing Patient Safety; and Zipperer Management. Targeted communities include Pella, Waverly, Iowa City, Fairfield and Keosauqua.