Frances Loeb Library

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Address

Gund Hall
First Floor
48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone
617-495-9163
Email

[email protected]

Hours

Monday to Thursday 9 a.m.– 10 p.m.*
Friday 9 a.m.– 6 p.m.*
Saturday & Sunday 12 p.m.– 5 p.m.*

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM:
Monday to Friday
10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Ask a Design Librarian

*For a schedule of holiday hours and closures, please visit the Harvard Library website.

The Frances Loeb Library is the vibrant intellectual hub of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Our expert staff supports our global design community’s diverse needs through our many services. We provide equitable access to a comprehensive collection of resources, including 16th century architectural treatises, the Le Corbusier Research Collection, the tactile Materials Collection, rich archival collections, and a vast general collection of design books and periodicals. The library provides support for all your research, teaching, writing, and GIS & geospatial needs.

Schedule a research consultation

We also have a variety of spaces for your use including two reading rooms and individual and group workspaces.

Search Books & Articles

HOLLIS is Harvard Library’s catalog. Search HOLLIS for books, articles, media and more.

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HOLLIS Images

Harvard Library’s image catalog, which includes content from archives, museums, libraries, and other collections throughout Harvard.

Search Hollis Images

HOLLIS for Archival Discovery

Harvard Library’s special collections and archives catalog, to help locate primary sources such as letters, photographs, film and video, print items, digital materials, and objects.

Discover Hollis Archives

Material Order SEARCH

A collaborative online materials catalog that searches the materials collections of the Harvard GSD and other partner institutions. 

Search Materials Catalog

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

A comprehensive listing of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.

Search Architectural Periodicals

Harvard Geospatial Library

Harvard Library’s repository for regional and local geographic data and georeferenced scanned paper maps.

Browse Harvard Geospatial Library

DASH

A central, open-access repository of research by members of the Harvard community.

Get Digital Access to Scholarships at Harvard

Announcements

Library shelves.

Library Open

The library and Special Collections reopened with regular hours, with workshops and all services available, including Ask a Design Librarian or Schedule a Consultation for library assistance.

2/25/26