Why We Do What We Do

Messages of thanks to staff who went the extra mile

Four multicolored speech bubbles“Thank you @mitlibraries for keeping us going! You are an integral part of our continued progress in teaching and research.” -Faculty member

“I am humbled by and in awe of MIT’s library staff for their remarkable job in transitioning a gigantic library system in short order to being entirely virtual.” -Faculty member

“The [interlibrary borrowing] staff have been so amazing in working through these times, I feel very grateful to them, it is only because they are doing what they do that I can continue my research this summer.” -Faculty member

“As the pandemic brought many changes to all of our lives, there was one constant that we could all rely on—access to information—and the support from the MIT Libraries to that effect.” -Faculty member 

“A huge shout-out to @mitlibraries for being the absolute best. I am writing my dissertation and get books shipped to my house in 1-2 days. Figuring out the logistics for this in such a short amount of time seems like a massive effort. Thank you, thank you!” -Graduate student