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USF Health Libraries serve the USF Health community, and the larger University of South Florida, with two locations, the Hinks and Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library and the Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange.

The Hinks and Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library
The Hinks and Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library was founded in 1971 to support the Morsani College of Medicine. The library is located on the USF Tampa campus.

Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange
The Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange opened on January 8, 2020 in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine building, part of the Water Street Tampa development. . The library is located at the USF Health campus in downtown Tampa.

Naming rights were awarded to Florida Blue in honor of  $1 million donation from the health insurance company.

Library Ambassador & Therapy Dog Program
A golden retriever, Snitch, serves as library ambassador and her primary job is to visit with students, staff, and faculty at USF Health. She is part of the therapy dog program that USF Health Libraries sponsor for special events and during exam weeks to help students deal with stress and relax.

Library Exhibits
The library periodically showcases exhibits from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Book-of-the-Month Program
Each month, books published by USF Health faculty are featured on display in the library. This program was started by Gina Rathbun and has resulted in a significant number of new titles added to the collection on an annual basis. Gina Rathbun started this program in 2011 to promote and recognize the prolific work of USF Health’s faculty. Over 100 faculty published titles have been donated to the library since the program’s inception. Newly published titles are featured in the Book of the Month display case at the Shimberg Library..