Support the Library

Your support of the Harvard Library today is an investment in the world’s knowledge tomorrow

Your Support At Work

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Partnering with faculty

Thanks to your support our librarians can collaborate with professors in dedicated class sessions where they directly assist students with their coursework — sharing the rich resources in our collections and teaching invaluable research skills.

See An Example
Houghton Library's renovated reading room

A more welcoming and accessible Houghton Library

Thanks to the generosity of donors, especially philanthropist Peter J. Solomon ’60, MBA ’63, Houghton Library's renovation was completed in 2021. Improvements include better accessibility, expanded exhibition spaces, and updated classrooms.

Read about the renovation
Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom digital collection

Digitizing materials for the world

Harvard’s knowledge is the world’s knowledge, and our staff carefully ensure Harvard materials continue to be accessible for teachers and scholars across the globe. Through your support we have digitized over a million materials for online access.

Explore digital exhibits

New Gate Outside Houghton Library Adds Another Story to Storied Harvard Yard

Preserving the Voice of a President — And Thousands of Others

A New Way to Understand Colonial History

Ways to Give

As a leading cultural heritage institution, we preserve our collections and past for future generations of scholars both at Harvard and across the globe to use and learn from.

Harvard Library is the critical underpinning of this work and supports the accomplishments of today's thought leaders. We invite you to support our scholars, digitization efforts, and preservation work that we share with the world as well as our efforts in increasing equitable accessibility, which is seen in the new vision for Houghton Library. 

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Give By Check

During the COVID19 crisis, gifts mailed via FedEx or UPS envelopes may be sent to:

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President & Fellows of Harvard College Box 419209

2 Morrissey Boulevard

MA5-527-02-07

Dorchester, MA 02125

Please include this form when mailing your check. 

Gifts may be directed to:

Harvard University PO Box 419209

Boston, MA 02214-9209

Please make your check payable to "President and Fellows of Harvard College Library"

Planned Giving

Request more information and connect with one of our planned giving experts by filling out this form.

Stocks, Funds, Wire Transfers

Information on giving through stocks and funds or setting up wire transfers can be found here.

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Contact Us

For questions regarding donating books and materials to the library, please contact the Office of the Librarian at libraryoffice@harvard.edu

For general questions regarding giving to the University please contact Alumni and Development Services at ads@harvard.edu or 617-495-1750.