Joseph P. Healey Library

The Joseph P Healey library has a large array
of books available and millions more can be
ordered for rent via the other online system.
The deal: if you are not library savvy, and
can’t find your books, the staff and
they will find them all for you… sweet!

If you or the staff can’t find what you’re looking for here. They will search high & low everywhere else for you! Also as a student you’ll have access to a huge number of online data bases that are top notch!

From the moment I entered your confines to the day I submitted my thesis you were my home away from home. I arrived and you said «Come in. Explore. Learn.» Every day you gave me 11 floors of everything you had, from databases, to microfilm, to newspapers, to books, archives and special collections. And every time I visited I found something new that could somehow educate me.
You have a killer staff of reference librarians, computers to take me anywhere in the universe I need to go, well cared-​for stacks, and enough space for me to spread out notes for a major research paper. I’m especially a fan of your periodicals and media collections. Based on their size and scope they have to rank with the best for any library of your size anywhere. You are easy to navigate, soundproofed against the noise of jets overhead, and offer enough lighting to keep me from going blind in your carrels. Really, I couldn’t ask for anything more.
And yet… You never cared if I kept you up at night finishing one last article or if I fell asleep in a corner after a difficult seminar. You never complained when I sneaked in a sandwich or coffee during a marathon study session. It was OK if I talked a bit loud with a classmate or if I tracked water in during a nor’easter. You were never judgmental, you just shook it off and went back to work.
You are a tall, silent presence overlooking the harbor, with views that would make the most exclusive apartment or skyscraper jealous. Outside you could be any other tall building… but it’s what’s inside that counts. And what you’ve got inside is priceless and precious, like no other place anywhere. Coming back to you is like coming home again. Thanks.