Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Walk around the entire Yale campus, but make sure you get inside the Beinecke Library. Easily one of the most impressive looking things I’ve seen. If you’re a book snob, you might blackout. Even if you’re not, you can’t help but be taken back. A lot of really rare and interesting displays. Try to book a tour of the research rooms in advance. My girlfriend is a librarian student so it helped to get into most of the areas.

The building definitely has presence, it’s unusual from the outside, whilst some love it others hate it. If you think it’s an eyesore then I urge you to step inside, where you might reconsider your opinion of it, I think it’s truly beautiful. It’s hard not to find it pleasing in there, the sun that streams through the marble has an orange tinge to it. There are sofas and often an exhibition of items incased in glass boxes for visitors to peruse. There are often weekly events held here so keep your eyes peeled on the Yale arts calendar. You can also request to see and handle the rare manuscripts/​books which are kept in special climate controlled environments but I’m not sure of the process of how you’d go about that. All in all I’d say well worth a visit at least once.

Holy cow. This library is gorgeous and I’m so glad I stopped in on my random day trip to New Haven.
Just the display of all the books is awe-​inspiring. I don’t know anything about architecture, but the building is seriously beautiful.
There was a big exhibit and a couple mini collections on display. Def some interesting stuff to look at for ~30 mins, if you’re the museum-​type.
The location is right in the middle of Yale’s campus – make a point to stop by if you can!

If you’re even remotely into libraries, this is a must-​see. Built in 1960, The Beinecke was constructed to use the best preservation technologies of the time — it’s essentially a giant climate-​controlled cube of books. The translucent marble walls are fascinating, and they always have interesting exhibitions on display. This is the type of place that merits repeated visits — you’ll discover something new every time! Can see as part of a guided tour of the Yale campus, and it’s free!

One of my favorite spots to visit at Yale. The building is covered by large squared marble walls quarried from Vermont and on sunny days, you can see them light up in an interesting way. The interior of the library is mesmerizing and breathtaking. Great history and interesting concepts and methods used in preserving books. A must see at Yale.

The Beinecke Library has one of the only twenty-​one complete Gutenberg Bibles in the world and much more. Check out their website.

Maybe I’m not supposed to give this five stars because I don’t go to Yale and I will never actually touch one of the books housed inside this place, but I can’t help myself!
My boyfriend and I went on a campus tour and discovered this gem. It looks ugly as hell from the outside and boring. The tour guide explained that the façade is a green, translucent marble which allows lighting to seep through but none of the direct harmful rays. He also provided some other «facts,» which have since been debunked by google so I will not share those.
The view inside is fucking breathtaking — the pictures say it all. A must see!

This modern architectural building stands out amongst the historical campus that makes up Yale University. Special marbles makes up the «window,» on this building structure and helps preserves the rare books that’s housed within. I find solace in libraries and this one is certainly special and unique.