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Lamont Library

http://hcl.harvard.edu/lamont/

Library hours

Phone Numbers:
617-495-2452
Email Addresses:
Generallamref@fas.harvard.edu
Address:Harvard Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
Access Information:Access to Lamont is extended to individuals who possess a current Harvard ID.
Circulation Policy:Circulating collection. Borrowing privileges are extended to students, faculty, and staff of Harvard University and certain special borrowers authorized by the Library Privileges Desk in Widener Library. Reserves borrowing privileges are more restrictive.
Holdings Description:Lamont Library supports the undergraduate curriculum in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to supporting course requirements and undergraduate research needs the collection reflects a wide variety of student interests in literature, current political affairs, the arts and the environment. Houses the Woodberry Poetry Room which contains a special collection of contemporary poetry, the Henry Weston Farnsworth Room, a collection for leisure reading, and the Morse Music & Media unit, a major circulating collection with state-of-the-art audio and video equipment for playback.
Services:The library does not participate in an interlibrary loan program. Equipment and facilities available include Crimson Cash/change machines; e-mail and WWW access; photocopiers; slide projectors; TDD/TYY, pay, and campus telephones. The Morse Music & Media unit provides playback equipment for DVDs, videocassettes, LP records, audiocassettes and compact discs.
Resources for Persons with Disabilities:The Lamont building is wheelchair accessible. A ramp is located to the left of the main entrance, near Quincy Street. Elevators service all floors of the library. Accessible workstations, restrooms, an amplified telephone, TTY/TDD, wheelchair accessible photocopier, and retrieval upon request are available. The Center for Students with Disabilities is located on Level 1; contact the Harvard University Adaptive Technology Lab at 617-496-8800 for information regarding resources.
Link to Staff Directory:http://hcl.harvard.edu/staff_directory/browse.cfm?ld_id=8
Directions:Lamont Library is located in the southeast corner of Harvard Yard, at the corner of Quincy Street and Massachusetts Avenue.
Link to map:View Map
Faculty (School) Affiliation:Harvard College Library


Regular Term HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
9am - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 10pm9am - 10pm
         Lamont Library is open 24 hours a day, five days a week, Monday through Thursday. Open regular term hours on Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Presidents' Day.
Exceptions to Regular HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Summer School (Jun 27 - Aug 12, 2011)12 noon - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 5pm10am - 5pm
   Independence Day (Jul 4, 2011)closed
Intersession (Aug 13 - Aug 30, 2011)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
Aug 31 (Aug 31, 2011)9am - 12 midnight
Thanksgiving (Nov 23 - Nov 27, 2011)12 noon - 12 midnight12 midnight - 5pmclosed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm
Reading Period/Exams (Dec 3 - Dec 19, 2011)9am - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 1am9am - 1am
Dec 20 - 23 (Dec 20 - Dec 23, 2011)12 midnight - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 12 noon
Holiday Hours (Dec 24, 2011 - Jan 2, 2012)closedclosedclosedclosedclosedclosedclosed
January Term (Jan 3 - Jan 20, 2012)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
   MLK Day (Jan 16, 2012)closed
J-Term cont. (Jan 21 - Jan 23, 2012)12 noon - 8pm9am - 12 midnight12 noon - 5pm
Spring Recess (Mar 9 - Mar 11, 2012)closed12 midnight - 5pm9am - 5pm
Spring Recess, continued (Mar 13 - Mar 18, 2012)12 noon - 12 midnight9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
Reading Period (Pt. 1) (Apr 22 - Apr 28, 2012)9am - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight
Reading Period (pt.2) (Apr 29 - May 11, 2012)12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight
May 12 (May 12, 2012)12 midnight - 5pm
Intersession (May 13 - Jun 24, 2012)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
   Commencement (May 24, 2012)12 noon - 5pm
   Memorial Day (May 28, 2012)closed
Summer School (Jun 25 - Aug 10, 2012)12 noon - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 10pm8am - 5pm10am - 5pm
   July 4th (Jul 4, 2012)closed
Intersession 2 (Aug 11 - Sep 2, 2012)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
Labor Day (Sep 3, 2012)closed

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