About the Harvard University Library

The Harvard University Library is the system of more than 80 libraries that provides comprehensive access to Harvard's library holdings across the boundaries of individual faculties and disciplines. The University Library is also a department of the University's central administration through which the libraries collaborate in the areas of digital acquisitions and collections, information technology, high-density storage, and preservation.

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Robert Darnton Named Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library
May 22, 2007
Robert Darnton, currently the Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of European History at Princeton University, will become Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and director of the Harvard University Library, effective July 1, 2007. Full story >>

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Library Visiting Committee Announces $2.5 Million Endowment Fund to Honor Sidney Verba
March 29, 2007
The new Sidney Verba Library Fund will benefit programs of the Harvard University Library. Full story >>

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Harvard's Open Collections Program Launches Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
November 21, 2006
New digital collection provides open, online access to thousands of items from the Harvard libraries, archives, and museums. Full story >>