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Week 103: Countway Spaces and Happenings, Safe Travels to Ayelle, BML Update

March 18, 2022

Countway spaces are more than our physical building at 10 Shattuck Street. Our strategic direction over the past 5 years and along with our renovation has been to expand the physicality of Countway to outside spaces.

Group of doctors in suits or white coats gathered around the end of a patient's bed in a hospital ward.

Samuel A. Levine Photographs Digitized

March 15, 2022

Photographs from Levine's travels, family life, and hospital work are now accessible through the Samuel A. Levine papers finding aid.

Countway Library's mask and food guidelines (see article for details)

Week 102: New Masking Guidelines and How these Effect Countway

March 11, 2022

As of Monday, March 7th, mask wearing is no longer required at Countway Library. Of course, if you would like to continue to wear a mask, you absolutely can.

Collage of the three building names carved into Countway's exterior: Harvard Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, and Boston Medical Library

Week 101: HMS and Boston Medical Library Transition

March 3, 2022

In 1960, Harvard Medical School and the Boston Medical Library agreed to combine their distinctive collections of current and historical resources in the Francis A. Countway Library.

plants outside the Russell Reading Room

Week 100: Updates From This Week

February 25, 2022

The library is open today with a skeleton crew onsite. The Café is open, Coop is closed. The remainder of this message will focus on updates from this week.

new ramp entrance into Countway Library

Week 97: New at Countway: Safety Ambassadors, Event Protocols, and Plants

February 4, 2022

We have three new Safety Ambassadors: Jermaya Kennedy, Najma Sharif, and Noelia Arteaga. All three of these students are from the Torch Scholars Program at Northeastern...

Black and white headshot of Chester M. Pierce.

Chester M. Pierce Papers Open to Research!

February 3, 2022

The Chester M. Pierce papers have been processed and are now open to research.

snow and the main entrance of the library

Week 96: Countway Library Closing Due to Snow Storm on 1/29

January 28, 2022

Countway Library will be closed on Saturday, January 29th. Please stay safe!

benches and snow outside Countway Library

Week 95: Resuming Library Operations for January 24th and Beyond

January 21, 2022

Beginning Monday, January 24th, we will resume regular Countway business hours (M-TH 8am-9pm, Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-9pm)...

Black History Month, February 2022: Black Health and Wellness.

Honoring Black History Month

January 20, 2022

Celebrate Black History Month with Countway Library. Explore upcoming programming, recommended reading, and local Black-owned businesses.

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National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January 18, 2022

This month is a key opportunity to take the time to educate ourselves about modern slavery and to learn to spot the signs of human trafficking.

Samuel Levine posing on the Harvard Medical School campus.

Samuel A. Levine Papers Open to Research

January 20, 2022

The Samuel A. Levine papers are newly processed and open to research.

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