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Library hours

Alternate Names:
Yenching Library
East Asian Library
Phone Numbers:
General Information495-2756
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


Regular Term HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
12 noon - 5pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 7pm9am - 5pm
Exceptions to Regular HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Columbus Day (Oct 12, 2009)9am - 5pm
Veterans' Day (Nov 11, 2009)9am - 5pm
Thanksgiving Recess (Nov 25 - Nov 29, 2009)12 noon - 5pm9am - 5pmclosedclosed9am - 5pm
Winter Recess Dec 22 - 27 (Dec 22 - Dec 27, 2009)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 12 noonclosedclosed
Winter Recess Dec 28 - Jan 3 (Dec 28, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010)closedclosedclosedclosedclosedclosedclosed
January Intercession (Jan 4 - Jan 24, 2010)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
   Martin Luther King day (Jan 18, 2010)closed
Presidents' Day (Feb 15, 2010)9am - 5pm
Spring Recess (Mar 13 - Mar 20, 2010)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
Summer Hours (May 16 - Sep 1, 2010)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
   Commencement Day (May 27, 2010)9am - 5pm
   Memorial Day (May 31, 2010)closed
   July 3 - 5 (Jul 3 - Jul 5, 2010)closedclosedclosed

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