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Widener Call Number Locations Chart: http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/widener/docs/wid_loc_chart.pdf

Library hours

Alternate Names:
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library
Pusey Library
Phone Numbers:
Office of the Librarian of Harvard College495-2401
Circulation495-2413
Privileges Office495-4166
Interlibrary Loan495-2972
Reference495-2411
Research Services495-2411
Area Studies495-2985
FAX495-0403
Address:Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138
Access Information:Widener Library is open to all individuals who possess a current Harvard ID. Visiting researchers may apply for access at the Privileges Office. Fees may apply.
Circulation Policy:Widener Library has circulating collections. Borrowing privileges are extended to those with a current Harvard ID or a Harvard College Library Special Borrower's Card which can be obtained at the Privileges Office.
Holdings Description:Collections focus on humanities and social sciences with a emphasis on literature and history. Includes folklore, German, Latin America, Americana, Canadian history, English literature, British history, French history including local histories and topography, Greek and Latin classical writers; significant materials relating to linguistics, classical and modern languages, folklore, bibliography, economics, philosophy, psychology, the history of science and technology, and the history of social sciences. Holdings include major international works in more than 100 languages.
Services:Widener Library interlibrary loan privileges are extended to current affiliates of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Equipment and facilities available: microfiche reader, photocopier (Vendacard & coin operated), microfilm scanners, public scanner.
Resources for Persons with Disabilities:Access for persons with disabilities is through the Massachusetts Avenue Door. An elevator, accessible restrooms and telephones, and retrieval upon request are available.
Link to Staff Directory:http://hcl.harvard.edu/staff_directory/browse.cfm?ld_id=14
Directions:Widener Library is located in Harvard Yard across the Tercentenary Theater from Memorial Church. Entrance to Pusey Library is through the west door of Lamont Library. Users and students who wish to access Pusey stacks can do so via Widener Library.
Link to map:http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/6.html
Faculty (School) Affiliation:Harvard College Library


Regular Term HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
12 noon - 8pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 7pm9am - 5pm
Exceptions to Regular HoursSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Intersession (Aug 16 - Sep 14, 2008)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
   Labor Day (Sep 1, 2008)closed
Columbus Day (Oct 13, 2008)9am - 10pm
Veterans' Day (Nov 11, 2008)9am - 10pm
Thanksgiving Recess (Nov 26 - Nov 29, 2008)9am - 5pmclosedclosed9am - 5pm
Winter Recess (Dec 17 - Dec 21, 2008)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
Winter Recess (Dec 22 - Dec 28, 2008)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 12 noonclosed9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
Winter Recess (Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 1, 2009)9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pmclosed
Martin Luther King Day (Jan 19, 2009)9am - 10pm
Intersession (Jan 23 - Jan 27, 2009)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
Presidents' Day (Feb 16, 2009)9am - 10pm
Spring Recess (Mar 21 - Mar 28, 2009)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
Intersession (May 24 - Jun 21, 2009)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
   Memorial Day (May 25, 2009)closed
   Commencement Day (Jun 4, 2009)12 noon - 5pm
Summer School (Jun 22 - Aug 14, 2009)12 noon - 5pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 10pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm
   Independence Day (Jul 3 - Jul 4, 2009)closedclosed
Intersession (Aug 15 - Sep 20, 2009)closed9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm9am - 5pm12 noon - 5pm
   Labor Day (Sep 7, 2009)closed

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