Effective July 1, 2022, the staff, operations, and collections of Manuscripts and Archives, Yale Library’s second-largest repository, merged with those of the Beinecke. Yale Library restructuring will unify special collections, increase access for researchers and visitors.
Yale University policy prohibits librarians and curators from providing financial appraisals. Professional appraisers and booksellers can authenticate and evaluate your books and documents.
You might try contacting a book dealer belonging to the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) or the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) if you are interested in finding out more about the value of the book.
For general information about the value of your book, you may also wish to read a publication of the Rare Book & Manuscript Section, a professional society, “Your Old Books,” which is available online.
Yale University policy prohibits librarians and curators from providing financial appraisals. Professional appraisers and booksellers can authenticate and evaluate your books and documents.
You might try contacting a book dealer belonging to the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) or the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) if you are interested in finding out more about the value of the book.
For general information about the value of your book, you may also wish to read a publication of the Rare Book & Manuscript Section, a professional society, “Your Old Books,” which is available online.
Yes, you may schedule a class at the Beinecke Library. More information is available at the Teach at the Beniecke page.
While you may view our stacks through the glass tower, they are not accessible to the general public. Most items may be viewed in our reading room upon request. Here is more information about planning your research visit or your visit to the special exhibition and permanent exhibition spaces.
Tours are offered on most Saturdays at 1:30 and occasionally by appointment. Read here for more information about group tours.
Yes, the Beinecke Library accepts some donations of books and other research materials. Read for more information on donations.
The Beinecke Library occasionally loans materials for exhibit to other institutions. To learn more about our process for loan request, please click here.
The Library offers a wide range of photoduplication and reformatting services for materials in its collections to assist scholars in their research. For more details, read about requesting reproductions.
The Beinecke Library owns the copyright to only a small portion of its holdings, and ultimately it is up to the researcher to determine the copyright status of anything they may want to publish. For more information, please click here.
For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Library’s reading room policies.
Researchers are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers or other personal device in silent mode.The Yale Guest network is available for those who are not affiliated with Yale. Individuals affiliated with participating US and international institutions may use the Eduroam network. Two public computer workstations are available in the lobby for reference use.
Yes, the Beinecke Library is handicapped accessible. Learn more about accessibility at the Beinecke.
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Read more about how to plan your visit at the Beinecke Library.
You may submit reference questions by email, mail or telephone. You can find our contact information here.
For more information, please search the collections.
For more information, please search the collections.
We cannot share contact information or contact someone on your behalf. Contact information for many copyright holders may be found in The WATCH File: Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders (utexas.edu).
Please visit the Information for Booksellers page.
Please consult our Packing Guidelines for Collection Material.