Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library - Cambridge Municipal_building

Average Rating	4.0	5+ reviews from 1 sources
Yelp	4.0	5+ reviews

Harvard Yard
Cambridge,MA,02238

Harvard University's Harry Elkins Widener Library was named for a young book lover who went down with the Titanic. (It's said that Widener went back to his stateroom to retrieve a first edition of Roger Bacon's Essays. ) Holding more than 15 million volumes in more than 90 libraries around the wo... more on Fodor's

5.0: Diane I. 's review

i'm seriously obsessed with widener right now. a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
1.0: Scott S. 's review

I have no idea how good this library is because they won't let me in here. Harvard students only? WTF? Across town, MIT's libraries are open to all -- ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
5.0: Hubert H. 's review

Yes absolutely one of the most important resources for Harvard students and faculty. I don't know about that whole nookie in the stacks thing, I mean, ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
5.0: mike c. 's review

Widener is the heart and soul of the Harvard College Library, and is one of the Boston areas academic treasures. Unfortunately to gain access to the ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
4.0: Daniel M. 's review

Can't speak to the library itself but when it's closed and the moon is out their steps are pretty nice to sit and people watch. ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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