Frances Loeb Library
The Frances Loeb Library provides the Graduate School of Design, the larger Harvard University community, and the public with resources and services for design research, teaching, and learning.
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Hours & Location
The Library is Closed on Thursday June 19.
Library Hours (May 30-August 29 2025)
- Monday to Friday: 9 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Special Collections Reading Room Hours:
- Monday to Thursday: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM and by appointment
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Closed
See Harvard Library’s Locations & Hours page for holiday hours and closures.
The Frances Loeb Library is open to the public. We are located on the first floor of Gund Hall (48 Quincy Street).
Researchers with mobility concerns needing access to the lower level of the library can ask for accommodation at the library’s first-floor service desk.
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Research & Teaching
RESEARCH CONSULTATIONS
Schedule a meeting with us to discuss your research needs and questions.INSTRUCTION SESSION REQUEST FORM
Request a tailored session on a research or writing topic of your choice.RESEARCH GUIDES
Learn more about our collections and get started with your research.WRITING SERVICES
Connect with resources to improve your writing skills, including free one-on-one sessions with peer writing tutors.MAPPING & GIS
Resources on geospatial and statistical data.
Featured Special Collection
Search Books & Articles
Search Other Databases
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HOLLIS Images
Harvard Library's image catalog, which includes content from archives, museums, libraries, and other collections throughout Harvard.
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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.
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Material Order SEARCH
A collaborative online materials catalog that searches the materials collections of the Harvard GSD, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Columbia University GSAPP Preservation Technology Lab (Avery Library).
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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.
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Harvard Geospatial Library
Harvard Library's repository for regional and local geographic data and georeferenced scanned paper maps.
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DASH
A central, open-access repository of research by members of the Harvard community.
African American Design Nexus
The African American Design Nexus (AADN) is a platform that promotes Black designers who have made and are making an indelible contribution to our society and to how we see the world around us. The AADN was developed by the Frances Loeb Library in collaboration with the GSD’s African American Student Union.
Building For Tomorrow
In 2017, The Frances Loeb Library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services National Forum Grant to support two meetings of engaged stakeholders – architects, architectural historians, archivists, librarians, technologists, and digital preservationists – to support long-term preservation of digital design data. Explore the archives and resources created from those meetings.