I am excited to announce that Countway Library’s soft re-opening will begin on January 6th, 2021. Please see below two communication letters that went out to all students this past week.
This week, the newly renovated library is coming alive. In addition to finishing touches being made inside the building, the furniture is being delivered. On Thursday, Dean Daley did a walkthrough.
First, let me wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving. Though we may not be celebrating this holiday as we have in the past, there is still much to be thankful for.
This week I attended the virtual Association of Academic Medical Center’s 2020 (#aamc2020) Annual meeting. I want to highlight the four themes that permeated the sessions I attended. These are 1) community collaboration; 2) Anti-Racism; 3) Covid-19 Lessons Learned; and 4) Medical Education.
First, our upcoming Holiday Party will be a virtual event this year. It has been a difficult and challenging year for everyone and we hope the party will be a way that we can take a breather from work and just enjoy each other’s company as we prepare for the winter holiday break.
As I mentioned in an earlier message, October is the month in which we celebrate the valuable role medical libraries play in supporting the academic health sciences enterprise.
By all accounts, our fall semester has been full steam ahead. Staff are onsite 48 hours per month and making tremendous progress doing work which cannot be done remotely such as...
As you may know, HMS is working on planning for the first year MD students to return to campus in the spring. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students are currently on-site and working in hospitals.
National Medical Librarians Month is celebrated each year during the month of October. We are taking this opportunity to honor the contributions of all Countway Library staff who support the Longwood Medical Campus and beyond to carry out the health and public health missions of education, research, patient care and community services.
I am sending out this week’s message in advance of National Voter Registration Day which is Tuesday, Sept 22nd. On this day, numerous volunteers and organizations will remind people of the importance of voting and will help people register to vote.
Equity, diversity and inclusion are core to The Countway Library Diversity Plan. Diversity is the acceptance of a variety of traits including but not limited to age, gender, sexual identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, language, etc. We recognize and value the uniqueness of each individual.
Week 26 marks 6 full months of primarily remote work as a result of the HMS campus COVID-19 pandemic shut-down. This week also marks the beginning of Countway Library’s Phase 2 smart restart ramp up.
