A valid Harvard University photo ID or a Harvard College Library Special Borrower card is required to circulate Fine Arts Library materials.
Loan periods are four weeks for students and staff.
Most books in the collection circulate. Reserves Books are placed on reserve in the Library for courses offered by the Department of History of Art and Architecture and other departments. Open reserves are shelved by course in the Reading Room. Closed reserves may be requested at the Circulation Desk. Open reserve items circulate on a self-service basis within the Library and most may be checked out of the Library overnight one hour before closing.