The Day of Turkey is upon us, and we hope that you are leaning into an extra-long weekend of relaxation, reconnection, and food. Lots of food.

Oakland turkey by Doug Letterman is in the Public Domain
Your Hirsh Health Sciences Library team will also be taking some time to relax and unwind (and eat), we will have reduced hours this coming week.
The Library will close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday November 23, and remain closed until Sunday November 27 at noon. Building hours will remain the same.
We hope you enjoy some rest and relaxation over the holiday. Maybe get a head start with this Washington Post article “This farm offers turkey cuddling. No, really.”
They’re baaaack…..PINECONE TURKEYS!!!!!!!
Starting at 12pm this Thursday 11/17 and Friday 11/18, you can stop by the Library Service Desk and create your own feathered, freaky friend!!! There will be googly-eyes galore, fabulous feather and all the hot glue you can handle! Please stop by and make one of these beauties!
Thanksgiving break is almost here, which means a chance to relax, recharge, and put those pants you have with elastic waists to good use! Hirsh Library will have altered hours for part of next week, so here is the breakdown for you:
Monday 11/22: 7:45am-11:00pm (regular hours)
Tuesday 11/23: 7:45am-11:00pm (regular hours)
Wednesday 11/24: 7:45am-3pm
Thursday 11/25: Closed
Friday 11/26: Closed
Saturday 11/27: Closed
Sunday 11/28: 12-10pm (regular hours)
All of us here at Hirsh hope you have a happy, healthy, and above all relaxing break, and we will see you again when we return to normal hours on November 28th!
Thanksgiving break is almost here, which means a chance to relax, recharge, and put those pants you have with elastic waists to good use! Hirsh Library will have altered hours for part of next week so we can go celebrate too, so here is the breakdown for you:
Monday 11/25: 7:45am-11:00pm (regular hours)
Tuesday 11/26: 7:45am-11:00pm (regular hours)
Wednesday 11/27: 7:45am-5pm
Thursday 11/28: Closed
Friday 11/29: Closed
Saturday 11/30: Closed
Sunday 12/1: 12-10pm (regular hours)
All of us here at Hirsh hope you have a happy, healthy, and above all relaxing break, and we will see you again when we return to normal hours on December 1st!
It’s our favorite time of year! Yes, that’s right. It’s turkey time!
Starting at 12pm this Thursday 11/21 and Friday 11/22, you can stop by the Library Service Desk and create your own feathered friend to bring home to Mom (or back to your study carrel). We’ll have a variety of materials out so you can create anything your heart desires, from the simple and majestic hand turkey (our personal favorite) to some 3D pinecone poultry.
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and what better time to dive into some short stories for the long weekend. These are satisfying tales in small portions which you could read on your trip home, and that don’t require much commitment. We have numerous short story collections in our Leisure Reading section on the 4th floor for you to choose from, that would be ideal for just such an occasion:
Thanksgiving break is here at last, which means Hirsh will be going on a short break next week too! We will close at 2pm on Wednesday, November 21st and will re-open for our regular hours on Sunday, November 25th at 12pm.
Here’s a full breakdown of next week’s schedule:
Monday 11/19: 7:45am-11:00pm (regular hours)
Tuesday 11/20: 7:45am-11:00pm (regular hours)
Wednesday 11/21: 7:45am-2pm
Thursday 11/22: Closed
Friday 11/23: Closed
Saturday 11/24: Closed
Sunday 11/25: 12-10pm (regular hours)
We hope you all have a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
Hi everybody!
The Hirsh Library will be closing at 2pm this Wednesday, November 23rd, and will remain closed through Saturday, November 26th. This is for the university-wide Thanksgiving Break.
On Sunday, November 27th, we will be starting our Extended Hours! This is when the Service Desk on the 4th floor is open from 10 am to 10 pm to assist you in any and all of your studying needs. The days are:
Sunday, Nov. 27th
Saturday, Dec. 3rd
Sunday, Dec. 4th
Saturday, Dec. 10th
Sunday, December 11th
We hope you enjoy your days off this week. Make sure to catch up on some sleep, and we will see you bright eyed (if not bushy tailed) on Sunday, November 27th!
-Tom
It’s our favorite time of year! Yes, that’s right. It’s turkey time!
Starting at 12pm this Thursday 11/17 and Friday 11/18, you can stop by the Library Service Desk and create your own feathered friend to bring home to Mom (or back to your study carrel). We’ll have a variety of materials out so you can create anything your heart desires, from the simple and majestic hand turkey (our personal favorite) to some 3D pinecone poultry.
Don’t have time to delve into a craft?
Just lend a hand–we only need the outline!–to the giant library turkey we plan to make.
See you there!
Hirsh Health Sciences Library would like to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all the wonderful students, staff, and faculty of Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center.
We’d like to remind you that the library will be closing at 2pm tomorrow, Wednesday 11/25 and will reopen at 10 am on Sunday 11/29. Hope you have a wonderful break!
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