Visiting

Hours

As of May 16, 2022, Yale University Library special collections reading rooms are open to all researchers who are fully vaccinated and boosted, when eligible. 

Non-Yale researchers are required to register in the Yale Library special collections system, complete the University vaccine attestation process in advance of their visit, and show a copy of their approval email for admission to the library on the day of their visit. 

In addition, international researchers arriving from overseas must also adhere to the Yale travel requirements for visitors from other countries (SEE U.S. Restrictions and Requirements for International Travel under the Yale Covid 19 Travel Policy https://covid19.yale.edu/travel-policy)

Plan your visit

Library hours and access may shift without notice in response to weather, changing pandemic circumstances and University guidance. Always check library hours on the library website before coming to campus. (Yale Library hours listed in Google are not always accurate, especially in cases of inclement weather, holidays, or other unusual circumstances.)

Library staff are available via email for reference services, or email walpole@yale.edu.

The library is closed on University holidays. 

The exhibition gallery is now open to the public during designated visitor hours Wednesdays 2 to 4:30 pm. All visitors must be vaccinated and boosted when eligible. See “Vaccination Requirements,” below, for details and required documentation.

Vaccination requirements

• In accordance with Yale University policy, COVID-19 vaccination (including a booster, if eligible) is required for visitors five and older.
• You may be asked to present proof of vaccination.
• Unvaccinated children under the age of five are eligible to visit. 
• Acceptable proof of vaccination includes: MyChart or other provider portal record; VAMS certificate; CDC card; CT WIZ official immunization record; Photo of a vaccination card, certificate, or record (or a photo stored in a digital wallet)
• Masking on campus is optional except in certain settings. Please refer to guidelines from Yale Environmental Health & Safety.

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Location 

Street address (also for courier, UPS, Fedex, DHL, etc.):

**Please note: If you are using a GPS device, it is very important that you include our zip code 06032. The library’s street address is: 154 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032

The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University

154 Main Street

Farmington, CT 06032

Telephone: 860-677-2140
Fax: 860-677-6369 
walpole@yale.edu

Mailing address (for USPS):

The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University
P.O. Box 1408 
Farmington, CT 06034