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Lamont Library

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Library hours

Phone Numbers:
Office of the Librarian495-2450
Research Services495-2106
Circulation495-2452
Reserves495-2979
FAX496-3692
Morse Music & Media495-8730
Email Addresses:
Generallamref@fas.harvard.edu
Circulationlamcirc@fas.harvard.edu
Referencelamref@fas.harvard.edu
Reservesreshila@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; and typewriters. 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 retireval 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:http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/6.html
Faculty (School) Affiliation:Harvard College Library


Regular Term HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
8am - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 9:45pm8am - 9:45pm
         Open regular term hours on Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Presidents' Day.
Exceptions to Regular HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Intersession (Aug 16 - Sep 7, 2008)closed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed
   Labor Day (Sep 1, 2008)closed
Freshman Week (Sep 10 - Sep 16, 2008)closed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed
Thanksgiving (Nov 26 - Nov 30, 2008)12 noon - 12 midnight12 midnight - 4:45pmclosed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm
Winter Recess (Dec 16 - Dec 21, 2008)closed12 midnight - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed
Winter Recess (Dec 22 - Dec 28, 2008)closed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 11:45amclosedclosedclosed
Winter Recess (Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 2, 2009)8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed8am - 12 midnight
Reading Period/Exams (Jan 3 - Jan 21, 2009)8am - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight9am - 12:45am8am - 12:45am
Intersession (Jan 22 - Jan 27, 2009)closed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm12 midnight - 4:45pmclosedclosed
Spring Recess (Mar 20 - Mar 22, 2009)closed12 midnight - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm
Spring Recess (Mar 23 - Mar 29, 2009)12 noon - 12 midnight8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed
Reading Period/Exams (May 6 - May 22, 2009)8am - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12 midnight12 midnight - 12:45am12 midnight - 12:45am
May 23, 2009 (May 23, 2009)8am - 4:45pm
Intersession (May 24 - Jun 21, 2009)closed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed
   June 4 - 9 (Jun 4 - Jun 9, 2009)closedclosedclosed12 noon - 4:45pmclosedclosed
Summer School (Jun 22 - Aug 14, 2009)12 noon - 9:45pm8am - 9:45pm8am - 9:45pm8am - 9:45pm8am - 9:45pm8am - 4:45pm10am - 4:45pm
   Independence Day (Jul 3 - Jul 4, 2009)closedclosed
Intersession (Aug 15 - Sep 1, 2009)closed8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pm8am - 4:45pmclosed
Labor Day (Sep 7, 2009)closed

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