Visit and Study

Yale Library welcomes visitors to public spaces at many of our 12 libraries and locations during designated hours. For other spaces and times, access is limited to Yale ID holders. Visitors may sign up for accounts to use or borrow from our general collections. Visiting researchers are welcome to use Yale Library Special Collections with advance registration. Please note: Our hours and access may shift on short notice in response to weather or other circumstances. Check hours on our website before coming to campus. Hours listed in Google are not always accurate.

Libraries and Locations

Today's Hours

  • Bass
    10am - 6pm
  • Beinecke Library
    12pm - 5pm Exhibitions only
  • Classics
  • Cushing/Whitney Medical
    10am - 12am
  • Divinity
    Closed
  • Gilmore Music
    10am - 1:30pm
  • Haas Arts Library
    Closed
  • Lewis Walpole
    Closed
  • Lillian Goldman Law
    8:00am - 8:00pm (YLS community only)
  • Marx Library
    10am - 6pm Class Day
  • Sterling Library
    10am - 1:30pm Yale Commencement
  • Yale Center for British Art
  • Film Archive
    Closed
  • Manuscripts and Archives
    Closed