Widener Library at Night, Harvard Yard

Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at night.
Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at night.

Widener Library in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, stands at the center of Harvard University’s main undergraduate campus. Opened in 1915, it is the flagship library of the Harvard Library system and was named for alumnus Harry Elkins Widener.

Photo taken in April 2025.

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