Harvard-Yenching Library
http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#hyl
Library hours
| Alternate Names: |
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| Yenching Library |
| East Asian Library |
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| Phone Numbers: |
| General Information | 495-2756 |
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| Address: | 2 Divinity Avenue, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Access Information: | The library is open to all researchers who present a valid institutional ID and register at the Circulation Desk. |
| Circulation Policy: | Borrowing privileges are extended to all those with a current Harvard ID or a Harvard College Library Special Borrower Card, which can be obtained at the Library Privileges Office at Widener Library. |
| Holdings Description: | Research collection focusing on humanities and social sciences relating to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam) in East Asian and Western languages.
Reserve materials for courses in East Asian studies.
Special collections include: East Asian rare books and manuscripts; Chinese rubbings; Tibetan and Mongolian Tripitaka; Manchu publications; Rock Collections (Nakhi manuscripts); Protestant missions in China; Petzold Collection (Japanese Buddhism); Hedda Morrison Collection (photographs); Drew Collection (photographs); Fitch Papers (YMCA in China); Lingnan University Trustees' Archives; Hu Han-min Papers; Pickens Collection (Muslims in China); Canaday Papers (British-American Tobacco Co.); Hausmann Archive (Tiananmen Archive. |
| Services: | Harvard-Yenching Library interlibrary loan privileges are extended to current affiliates of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Equipment and facilities available: Microfiche reader/scanner and reader/printer, microfilm reader/printer and reader/scanner, photocopiers (Crimson Cash and coin-operated), self-service scanner. |
| Resources for Persons with Disabilities: | Access for persons with disabilities to the Reading Room is available at the side entrance of the building. Persons with disabilities wishing to visit the library should telephone Access Services in advance at 617-495-2756 to make arrangements for assistance. An accessible restroom and telephone are available. |
| Link to Staff Directory: | http://hcl.harvard.edu/staff_directory/browse.cfm?ld_id=4 |
| Directions: | Harvard-Yenching Library is located north of Harvard Yard at 2 Divinity Avenue, off Kirkland Street. |
| Link to map: | http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/4.html |
| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Harvard College Library
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| Regular Term Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 12 noon - 5pm | 9am - 10pm | 9am - 10pm | 9am - 10pm | 9am - 10pm | 9am - 10pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Exceptions to Regular Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| Spring Recess (Mar 22 - Mar 29, 2008) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Spring Recess (Mar 30, 2008) | 12 noon - 5pm | | | | | | |
| Summer Term (May 24 - Sep 14, 2008) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Memorial Day (May 26, 2008) | | closed | | | | | |
| Summer School (Jun 23 - Aug 15, 2008) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Fourth of July (Jul 4, 2008) | | | | | | closed | |
| Intersession (Aug 16 - Sep 14, 2008) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Labor Day (Sep 1, 2008) | | closed | | | | | |
| Columbus Day (Oct 13, 2008) | | 9am - 5pm | | | | | |
| Veterans' Day (Nov 11, 2008) | | | 9am - 5pm | | | | |
| Thanksgiving Recess (Nov 26 - Nov 30, 2008) | 12 noon - 5pm | | | 9am - 5pm | closed | closed | closed |
| Winter Recess (Dec 17 - Dec 21, 2008) | 9am - 5pm | | | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Winter Recess (Dec 22 - Dec 28, 2008) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 12 noon | closed | 9am - 5pm | closed |
| Winter Recess (Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 1, 2009) | | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | closed | | |
| Martin Luther King day (Jan 19, 2009) | | 9am - 5pm | | | | | |
| Intersession (Jan 23 - Jan 27, 2009) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | | | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Presidents' Day (Feb 16, 2009) | | 9am - 5pm | | | | | |
| Spring Recess (Mar 21 - Mar 28, 2009) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Summer (May 24 - Sep 20, 2009) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Memorial Day (May 25, 2009) | | closed | | | | | |
| Commencement Day (Jun 4, 2009) | | | | | 9am - 5pm | | |
| Independence Day (Jul 3 - Jul 4, 2009) | | | | | | closed | closed |
| Labor Day (Sep 7, 2009) | | closed | | | | | |
For more hours information: http://hcl.harvard.edu/hours/week.cfm
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