In August 2019, Houghton Library closed for a year-long renovation. Our goal: to make the building more accessible and welcoming while enhancing research and teaching spaces.

This website explains the details of the renovation project and provides important information about the services we are offering researchers, faculty, visitors, and partner institutions during Houghton’s temporary closure. As the project takes shape and develops, we’ll update the site so that it’s as current and accurate as possible.

If you have any questions that the site doesn’t address or want to learn more, we hope you’ll contact us. And, of course, we hope you’ll visit when Houghton re-opens.

Tom Hyry
Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library