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The Medical Library is pleased to annouce a new banner exhibition "This Lead Is Killing Us: A History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in their Communities" produced by the National Library of Medicine. The exhibition is on view in the corridor between SHM L 112A/B from July 3 - August 12, 2023. "This Lead Is Killing Us" explores the story of citizen action taken against an environmental danger. Lead exposure can cause neurological problems and sometimes even death; yet this metal has been pervasive in many aspects of American life for over a century. Historically, mining, battery manufacturing, smelting, and enameling industries included lead in their production processes, impacting factory workers and consumers. Manufacturers added lead to household paints and gasoline, endangering the health of families and polluting the air through exhaust fumes. To protect themselves against the dangers of lead poisoning, scientists, families, and individuals opposed industries, housing authorities, and elected officials. This Lead is Killing Us companion website includes an education component featuring a K-12 lesson plan that challenges students to examine historical cases of lead poisoning through primary and secondary sources. A digital gallery features a curated selection of fully digitized items from NLM Digital Collections that showcase numerous historical scientific studies and reports about the dangers of lead. The National Library of Medicine produced this exhibition and companion website. Image: During the 1960s and 1970s, environmental movements led to increased governmental action, including publications that warned parents of lead in homes. Lead Paint Poisoning in Children...a Problem in Your Community? U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1973. Courtesy National Library of Medicine.  

Spring 2023 graduates will continue to have access to the Medical Library and to library resources (print and digital) until September 2023. After September, graduates are eligible for tiered borrowing privileges.  Alumni privileges for the Medical Library include: Stacks Pass: Access to the Medical Library facilities and stacks. No borrowing privileges. Free.   Alumni Standard Borrowing: Access to the Medical Library facilities and stacks; borrowing privileges for up to 10 items; loan period is 61 days or when privilege expires (whichever is lesser). Purchased in 3-month increments, $45 per increment or $150/year.   Alumni Premium Borrowing: Access to the Medical Library facilities and stacks; borrowing privileges for up to 50 items; loan period is 61 days or when privilege expires (whichever is lesser). Purchased in 3-month increments, $60 per increment or $200/year.   Remote Access: Alumni can freely use JSTOR collections licensed by Yale.   Additional alumni privileges are available through Sterling Memorial Library (including tiers with interlibrary loan service). For free tools and resources available on the web, visit Alumni Resources for the Health Sciences.