Harvard Diggins Library came into being when in 1908 Delos F. Diggins, a former Harvardite, died in Michigan and in his will, bequeathed to Harvard the sum of $40,000 to buy a site and build a library so that Harvard became the first town in the county to have a library building. Mr. Diggins appointed, in the will, the first library board with instructions as to how the members should be replaced when individuals died or moved from the town. The building, erected by W. H. Ward and Son, was dedicated in May 1909, and opened to the public for use in August of that year.The Campus Bus Service encompasses the Shuttle, the Accessible Van Service and the Evening Van Service. Schedules and routes for all of the options can be found at the website.
The Shuttle is available to all members of the Harvard community. There is no charge but you might need to show an I.D. Bus stops are marked with special crimson and gray signs. If you wish to exit at a non-designated stop, please inform the driver when boarding. Drivers will make requested stops whenever it is safe to do so.
The University Evening Shuttle Van provides service to areas not on scheduled shuttle routes between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. in the Cambridge/Allston campus area.
The Van operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 495-0400 to schedule a ride and they will give you an estimated arrival time (generally between 15 and 30 minutes). The thick yellow line on the map delineates the service boundary.
The boundaries run from Porter Square down Beacon Street to Prospect Street; down Prospect Street to Western Avenue; follow Western Avenue to North Harvard Street; left on Memorial Drive, up Hawthorn Street to Mt. Auburn Street; right on Channing Street, jog to the left on Brattle, right on Fayerweather; right on Huron Avenue; left on Raymond St., and then right on Upland Road ending up in Porter Square.
The Longwood Medical Area Shuttle (LMA), also known as the M2 Shuttle transports students, faculty and staff between the Cambridge and Medical Area campuses weekdays from 7 a.m. until the last bus leaves the Medical Area at 11:30 p.m., and 8 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. leaving the Medical Area on Saturdays. There is no service on Sundays and holidays. For a list of stops, daily schedules and where tickets can be purchased, visit the website.
When the library moved to its new facilities in 2001, the name was changed to Harvard Diggins Library. The library is a municipal library and receives its financial support from city taxes and endowment funds. It is governed by a nine member City Library Board appointed by the mayor. The original Diggins Trustee Board assists with special funding. As an online member of the Prairie Area Library System's automation project, the library shares a database with other libraries in the system and patrons may access these materials as well as local materials. Patrons are also able to use their card at the PALS libraries.
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