Library News

The week of April 8th is National Library Week. In recognition of this, Tufts Now has stories about each of the Tufts Libraries. The Veterinary Library article features our oldest book (1571, The Rules of riding… in Italian); most popular item (laptops); unusual items; and interesting new books.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others? Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. The library has created a display to honor Dr. King. We chose the theme of ‘service’. The display has stories about Cummings students, faculty, staff and our volunteers. Rescuing wildlife trapped in...

We've created a small wellbeing collection, near our comfy chair reading nook. Some of the topics include self-esteem, mental health, financial planning and career planning. Come take a look!

A $10 print subsidy has already appeared in students' JumboCash accounts. The money can be used to pay for printing on any of the Tufts campuses. And another piece of good news... if you do not use your print subsidy by the end of the academic year, it will roll...

The summer library display features local travel tips. The suggestions include places in Grafton, the Worcester area and farther afield. There are numerous zoos, aquariums, animal sanctuaries and other fun activities in our area. And did you know... the MBTA has a special $10 summer weekend commuter rail fare from...

With all of the stress that surrounds the end of an academic year and finals, we decided to have a display of humorous books. Surprisingly enough, we have quite a few funny books in our collection. We also have a "joke of the day." Have you seen them? They are...

Essential Evidence Plus is the latest addition to the Tufts Libraries’ collection of tools for finding evidence-based medicine literature. It includes some veterinary topics. For a more complete search of the EBVM/EBM literature, try some of the other tools listed below. BestBets for Vets : Begun by the University of...

Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 11th-17th! Visit the Library next week and share a random act of kindness that you have given or received. Post a message on our board; inspire others and spread kindness!

Cummings Thrives, Office of Student Affairs and the Veterinary Library collaborated to create a wellness display in the library. Guess the number of jelly beans in the jar. The person with the best guess takes home the jar. Write your feelings on a piece of paper… Cummings Thrives is polling...

Did you know that Tufts Libraries have online movie and music collections, in addition to the thousands of online books, journals, databases and podcasts? Find any of the things in the list by searching the Tufts University web site or the Tufts Library Catalog . Streaming video collections Swank Digital...