Harvard’s Cabot Science Library charges into the future
Seamlessly blending diner-style study booths, flat-screen TVs, multiple social collaboration spaces, and a new “Discovery Bar” with the traditional stacks of books familiar in any library setting, the renewed Cabot Science Library opens today with a range of welcoming amenities and resources for the Harvard community. The unveiling marks the culmination of more than two years of planning and construction at the Science Center atrium and Cabot Science Library with the goal of better supporting learning and teaching for the digital age while effortlessly connecting the library to the atrium and plaza social spaces. “The environments in which our students study, collaborate, and socialize are an important part of the education we provide them,” said Michael D. Smith, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). “The new Cabot Science Library provides a space that is both welcoming to our undergraduate community and improves upon Harvard’s world-leading reputation for...