The library is not open on evenings or weekends. During 2001 and 2002, the American Antiquarian Society will be constructing a major collections-storage addition to the library. Information about the interruptions this construction project might impose will be posted as it becomes available. Facilities Coat racks and lockers are provided near the main entrance for outerwear, personal books, bags, and parcels. No briefcases or purses may be brought into the reading room.
Electrical outlets are available in the reading room for computers.
A public telephone is available for local calls. Readers may bring lunches to the Goddard-Daniels House, located across the street at 190 Salisbury Street. Because all stack areas are closed, readers must request items by using call slips after consulting the card and online catalogs. Materials are paged for readers and brought to their desks in the reading room. Only pencils may be used in the library.