# About the Library ![Library book shelves](/sites/g/files/omnuum4416/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2024-12/10082021-HDS-Campus-031_0.jpg?itok=GbeuoW4Q) Harvard Divinity School Library is the primary portal to the vast resources for the study of religion available to researchers at Harvard. These resources are spread across multiple libraries and discovered through a variety of databases, and our librarians are uniquely prepared to help scholars identify, access, and use effectively all of the tools and resources needed to advance their projects. ## Contact the Library Harvard Divinity School Library 45 Francis Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 617.495.5788 [Directory by Service](/about/dept-directory "Directory by Service") [Directory by Name](/about/name-directory "Directory by Name") ## Hours See [when we're open today and this week](/about/hours "Hours") [### Library Spaces ](/about/find-your-way)[**Find your way**](/about/find-your-way "Find Your Way") [**Book a group study room**](http://libcal.library.harvard.edu/spaces?lid=3541) ![Entrance sign for the Harvard Divinity School Library](/sites/g/files/omnuum4416/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/04282023-SpringCampus-051.jpg?itok=F9KStyfG) ### Library News [Preservation Services Across Campus: Harvard Divinity School Library](/news/preservation-services-across-campus-harvard-divinity-school-library "Preservation Services Across Campus: Harvard Divinity School Library") Tuesday, May 3, 2022 [**More News**](/news) ![Library space with large work tables and archival materials](/sites/g/files/omnuum4416/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/PreservationServices-Blog.jpg?itok=vsspgNrP) [### Mission & History ](/about/mission-and-history)From the gift of John Harvard’s library in 1638 to the present, Harvard has been building one of the world’s best collections of resources and support services for the study of religion. [**More on our history and mission**](/about/mission-and-history "Mission and History") ![Historic photo of Divinity Hall](/sites/g/files/omnuum4416/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/sdivhall.jpg?itok=U7JZdch1) ## Directions Harvard Divinity School Library is located in Swartz Hall at 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the northeast edge of Harvard's Cambridge campus. It is possible to get to the library on [foot](https://library.hds.harvard.edu/about/directions/by-foot), by [public transportation](https://library.hds.harvard.edu/about/directions/by-public-transportation), or by [car](https://library.hds.harvard.edu/about/directions/by-car). [More on Directions and Parking chevron\_right](/about/directions)