Address for GPS
Located on the first floor and in the basement, accessible.
Accessibility
The recommended accessible entrance is located on the North end of the building across from Chicago Hall. Patrons can enter by card access or by using the call box for assistance. Upon entering there is elevator access to the main floor. Members of the Vassar College community should contact the Office for Accessibility and Educational Opportunity by calling (845) 437-7584 or emailing aeo@vassar.edu to arrange card access. There is elevator access to most levels of the library with accessible restrooms on the main floor and in the basement. Please contact the circulation desk for assistance with the online catalogs and research workstations, book retrieval from the stacks, and individualized library orientation. Additional library support services are available for students and faculty with disabilities through the Office for Accessibility and Educational Opportunity. The closest accessible parking spaces are on Main Gate Drive and in the east parking lot behind Chicago Hall.
—Campus Accessibility for Vassar College Buildings
About the Lockwood Library
With the aim of expanding the Main library and creating a home for the College”s growing special collections, the Helen D. Lockwood Library addition opened in 1977. Named in honor of a former English Department faculty member who also was one of the most important donors to the college, The Lockwood Library originally housed the Francis Fitz Randolph Rare Book Room, which is now located in the Ingram Library.