Tour the Reading Room

Reading Room
Reading Room
Reading Room
City Directories, Cambridge Room Archives and Special Collections
Genealogy Reference Books, Cambridge Room Archives and Special Collections
Longfellow’s Collected Works from the Thomas Wentworth Higginson Collection, Cambridge Room Archives and Special Collections
Reference Books line the shelves of the Cambridge Room
Reference Books on Cambridge History, Cambridge Room Archives and Special Collections
Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, sculpted by Daniel Chester French
Reproduction of a Samurai kabuto (helmet) given to the Cambridge Public Library by its Japanese sister city, Tsukuba. Located in the entrance of the Cambridge Room
Detail of Samurai kabuto (helmet), featuring a skull and dragons
Detail of Samurai kabuto (helmet), featuring a skull in the center and a tiger on the side protective panel
Detail of Samurai kabuto (helmet), featuring a bright orange decorative tassel with a painting of a Samurai warrior in the background
Entrance to the Cambridge Room
Detail of the bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, sculpted by Daniel Chester French, in the entrance to the Cambridge Room
Boxes of microfilm housing the Cambridge Chronicle, Cambridge Room Archives and Special Collections