Special Collections Reading Rooms
When you request materials in your Special Collections Account, the reading room where you will use the materials will be indicated on the request form. The readings rooms are located in different libraries across campus, and, in one case (the Lewis Walpole Library), at a Yale site some distance from New Haven.
Reading Rooms for: Arts Library | Beinecke Library | Divinity Library | Lewis Walpole Library | Manuscripts and Archives | Medical Historical Library | Music Library | University Archives | Yale Center for British Art
Arts Library Reading Room
Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections
190 York Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-2645
The Arts Library is located at the corner of Chapel and York Streets. Enter through the street-level door for the Loria Center, 190 York Street, and proceed straight ahead to enter the library. Appointments are required for this reading room during the summer.
Beinecke Library Reading Room
Beinecke Library | Plan a Visit
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-2972
The reading room is on the lower (courtyard) level. Lockers for personal belongings are on the entrance level, before you go downstairs to the reading room.
Divinity Library Reading Room
Divinity Library Special Collections | Plan a Visit
409 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-5274
The Divinity Library is located within the Divinity School building. A major construction project has blocked the Divinity School’s main entrance and visitor parking. A temporary entrance is located along the southern driveway next to the blue library book drop. Once inside the Divinity School, follow signs to the library.
Lewis Walpole Library Reading Room
Lewis Walpole Library | Plan a Visit
154 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
860-677-2140
The Lewis Walpole Library is located in Farmington, CT, about 40 miles from the Yale New Haven campus. The main entrance to the library is through the small arched portico at the intersection of the new red barn-like building and the white clapboard house. Ring the doorbell for admission. Library staff will direct you to the Reading Room.
Manuscripts and Archives Reading Room
Medical Historical Library Reading Room
Medical Historical Library | Plan a Visit
333 Cedar St
New Haven, CT 06510
203-737-1192
The Medical Historical Library is part of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and located within the Yale School of Medicine. From the School of Medicine security desk, go right, and enter the Medical Library at the second entryway on the left.
Yale Center for British Art Study Room
[Effective August 1, 2024, the Study Room will be unavailable through the end of 2024.]
1080 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-432-2841
YCBA is closed for renovation through the end of 2024. When it reopens, researchers may request and access YCBA collection materials in the Study Room by appointment. You must confirm your appointment at least two business days before your desired date by contacting ycba.studyroom@yale.edu.