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Lamont Library

A 24-hour library with a wide range of services supporting the humanities and social sciences.
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General
11am - 10pm
Main Desk
11am - 6pm
Media Lab
Email MediaAnd@fas.harvard.edu for inquiries

Study, Collaborate, and Make at Lamont Library

Lamont is open 24 hours a day and offers a wide range of services supporting the humanities and social sciences, with spaces for collaborative or quiet study, media production labs, tech loan, and more.

The Donatelli Reading Room in Lamont Library

Donatelli Reading Room

A light-filled open space for silent study, featuring study tables, carrels with outlet strips, and soft seating.

Lamont cafe

Lamont Café

Perfect for studying, socializing, and snacking, Lamont Café has tables, armchairs and and desktop computers typically used for quick research and printing.

The Farnsworth Room at Lamont Library

Farnsworth Room

A light-filled space with nooks for quiet study around tables, desks, and armchairs.

The Media Lab Annex in Lamont Library

Media Lab Annex

A quiet space for working on multimedia projects, these computers feature an array of media and visualization software.

woodberry poetry room

Woodberry Poetry Room

Group tables and soft seating overlooking Harvard Yard. The Poetry Room welcomes those who want to study with its collections or simply use the cozy space.

Soft seating and desks in a light filled study space

Ginsberg Reading Room

A large, open space for quiet study at individual study carrels, study tables, and armchairs.

A wooden table with chairs in the middle of shelves of books

Third-Floor Nooks

Find quiet study nooks on the third floor, and elsewhere, tucked among the stacks.

Services at Lamont

Librarians at Lamont support media production, data visualization, digital mapping, and more. With on‑site tech loan and large‑format printing, Lamont is a hub for media and design.

A large format printing works to print a poster.

Print Big at Lamont

The Lamont Multimedia Lab’s large-format printer can create prints on heavyweight matte or satin photo paper up to 35.5 inches wide and 100 feet long.

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