Top left: Student Council Representatives Donna Fairtile, Pauline Plante, Deborah Clifford, c. 1969 Top right: Social Committee Members Ann Tarullo, Carol Walsh, Sheila Bradbury, c. 1969 Bottom left: Student Council Officers Collette Stevenin (Secretary-Treasurer), Margaret Dugan (President), Eileen Stokes (Vice-President), c. 1969 Bottom right: Commuter Council Members Susan Kearney, Pat Donahue, Kathleen Crowley, Margaret Minns, c. 1969

We're going back to 1969 with these photos from Forsyth School for Dental Hygiene!

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I Love My Librarian Award Meet the 2026 winners of the I Love My Librarian Award!

Read more about the I Love My Librarian Award and the honorees: ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...

Read the MCPHS News article about Joanne's award: www.mcphs.edu/news/joanne-...

Read the MCPHS News article about Joanne's award: www.mcphs.edu/news/joanne-...

Joanne Doucette at a party held in honor of her winning the I Love My Librarian Award at the Henrietta DeBenedictis Library on the MCPHS Boston Campus on April 8, 2026.

Our very own Joanne Doucette is being recognized nationally by the American Library Association with the I Love My Librarian Award! Congratulations to Joanne on this well-earned honor!

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Did you know it's National Public Health Week (NPHW)? This year, NPHW runs April 6-12 and the theme is Ready. Set. Action! Learn more about NPHW from the APHA: www.apha.org/initiatives/...

We're celebrating NPHW by sharing our Public Health LibGuide! mcphs.libguides.com/public_health

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With finals coming up, we're sure you'll be hitting the books even more. If you need some background music for studying, check out our Spotify playlists!

Finals Mix 1: Instrumental
Finals Mix 2: Showtunes
Finals Mix 3: A Little Bit of Everything
Summer Vibes

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Aerial photo of the construction of the John Richard Fennell Building and Theodore L. Iorio Research Center, April 1, 1994

For #flashbackfriday, we're taking a trip back to the construction of the John Richard Fennell Building and Theodore L. Iorio Research Center. This photo was taken 32 years ago this week!

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Based on new research we'll soon be shelving all of our books by color. Phase I is reorganizing our individual collections, and this summer's Phase 2 will involve moving each color to its assigned campus. We can't wait for you to see the final product! #MCPHSLibraries #library #checkthedate #gotcha!

Picture of cute playdough creations including various flowers, a dinosaur, pumpkins, a snowman, sharks, and an octopus

The MCPHS Libraries had a table at today's Fresh Check Day on the Boston campus, and we had a great time! Check out the fun creations made by table visitors, who made items representing something that made them happy. Art can be a big boost to our mental health! #MCPHSLibraries #library

5. To establish and promulgate a higher standard of dental asepsis.
6. To furnish for the dental profession an opportunity.

3. To investigate the causes and to study the prevention of oral diseases and caries of the teeth.
4. To remedy, so far as possible, existing conditions of dental caries and other oral diseases.

1. To educate parents, teachers, nurses and children in the hygienic value of healthy mouths and sound teeth, and to furnish instruction as to the best methods of securing the same.
2. To prevent dental caries by oral prophylaxis and by the care and preservation of the temporary teeth.

According to the 1st Annual Report of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, the objects of the institution were the following:

Thomas Alexander Forsyth and John Hamilton Forsyth founded the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children in Boston, MA in 1910 in memory of their brothers James Bennett and George Henry Forsyth, and it was incorporated by a special act of the Massachusetts Legislature the same year.

Toothbrush drill at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, c. 1920's

Did you know it's #WorldOralHealthDay? To celebrate, we're throwing it back to the 1920's with this photo of a Toothbrush Drill at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children!🦷🪥

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Picture of hands typing on a laptop on a desk with a coffee mug, with the words Collaborate and Communicate: Tools for Finding and Working with Research Partners, via Zoom, 12:30-1:30 pm, 3/24/26 next to it. At the bottom is a link and a QR code that lead to the registration link.

Join us to learn more about how Pivot-RT, Google Scholar alerts, Zotero, and EndNote can make finding and working with research partners a smoother process! Register at mcphs.libguides.com/facultyresea...! #MCPHSLibraries #library

📷: Annual Refresher Course Program, 1941

Want to learn more about the origins of the Reed Conference? Check out our blog post on There's More to the Story, the MCPHS Archives Blog! Learn more here: mcphs.libguides.com/archives/blo...

Annual Refresher Course Program, 1941

Yesterday was the 2026 Reed Conference for Pharmacy! The conference dates back to 1940, when it was known as the Refresher Course Program. 171 pharmacists attended the first program in 1940, and became known as the Annual Refresher Course Program until 1982, when it was renamed after Howard L. Reed.

The George Robert White Building in the snow

❄️Snowy days = snowy pictures❄️

In other news, did you know the first day of spring is March 20?

Picture of dogs, cats, a guinea pig, and a rabbit under the caption National Love Your Pet Day, with a row of hearts at the top and bottom of the page.

For years science has shown us that our furry/finny/scaly/feathery friends contribute greatly to physical and mental health. Return the favor on National Love Your Pet Day with some extra love and appreciation! And maybe some treats. (Who are we kidding? Definitely treats.) #MCPHSLIbraries #library

An image of people looking at different data representations with the words International Love Data Week February 9-13, 2026 written above it

Happy International Love Data Week! This annual event celebrates data and takes place during Valentine's Day week. This year's theme is "Where's the Data?", which encourages researchers and others to consider data's path from collection to use to storage to preservation. #MCPHSLibraries #library

Image of a smiling woman standing in front of a book shelf next to the phrases "Meet the Team" and "Irena Bond, Library Manager Blais Family Library, Assoc. Professor, Worcester campus". The MCPHS Libraries logo is at the bottom of the post image.

Favorite book: I love lots of genres, but favor non-fiction to understand the world.

Favorite part of my job: Helping students and faculty discover the world through research.

Fun fact: I was born and raised in Bulgaria during the Cold War.

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The words Featured LibGuide Citation Management Check It Out with the MCPHS Libraries logo and a QR code in the lower right corner leading to the guide.

Was one of your New Year's resolutions to be more organized? Have we got good news for you! Check out our Citation Manager LibGuide for tips on using EndNote, Zotero, etc. to keep your research results organized and shareable with others. #MCPHSLibraries #library #citationmanagers

Nine female students standing in the snow holding books in 1956

Snow is on the forecast for us this weekend! Stay warm, Cardinals!

📷From left to right: S. Porst, E. Pehoviak, M. Baird, P. Chorlton, S. Schoppe, A. Amirault, S. Longo, S. Otis, N. Peters, members of the Forsyth Class of 1957, c. 1956

Students outside the White Building before class, 1938

We hope everyone had a wonderful first week of classes Welcome back Cardinals!

📷: Students outside the White Building before class, 1938

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Happy first day of the semester! Stop by your campus library to pick up a treat to fuel your first day of classes. #MCPHSLibraries #library

The words Meet the Team next to a photo of a smiling person, with Shanti Freundlich, Associate Director for Library Learning & Assessment, Boston campus, and the Libraries' logo below.

Meet the next subject of our Meet the Team series, Shanti Freundlich!

Favorite book: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant & Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Favorite part of the job: Research appointments with students!

Fun fact: I've been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for almost ten years.

Students from the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists, c. 1962

Congratulations Cardinals!🎉 You did it! You put in the hard work, the effort, the studying, the late nights, and you've made it through the Fall 2025 semester! Have a wonderful winter break!

📷: Students from the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists, c. 1962