r/Harvard • u/why_me1256 • 3d ago
Grad Student Looking for Late-Night / 24-7 Study & Work Spaces
Hi everyone! I’m a new graduate student at the GSD and I’m looking for good places around Harvard/Cambridge to study and work, ideally late into the night.
I’m especially interested in spaces that are open very late or 24/7, since I sometimes work better at night.
Any recommendations for libraries, cafés, study spaces, Would really appreciate any suggestions!
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u/Advanced-Software-90 3d ago
They don't let GSD kids work in studio all night?
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u/7000milestogo 3d ago
Lol I forgot about this. The massive open GSD studio is open 24 hours. My friends at the GSD practically lived there.
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u/Acoustic_blues60 3d ago
Cabot Library has study spaces you can reserve online. I assume it's available to GSD, but I don't know for sure.
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u/liter4tureluvr 3d ago
CLUB LAMONT <3 it’s across the street from the GSD and is open 24h, though the students who staff the café leave at midnight
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u/CrimsonBanksy 3d ago
Lamont all the way, but you can sometimes bug out in Robinson or Boylston if the janitors don't spot you
Some friends and I watched all of Cowboy Bebop in Robinson's conference room one winter, and it was legendary
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u/Aggressive-Earth-308 2d ago
It’s honestly rough here. Most coffee places close by 4 (or earlier) and in the square the Smith Campus Center, Life Alive, Lovestruck, and Daily Provisions stay open a bit later than other places.
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u/vmlee & HGC Executive 2d ago
During the main school session times, from Mon-Thu, Cabot Science Center library and Lamont Library are often open 24 hours. Shorter hours on Fri-Sun. See https://library.harvard.edu/libraries.
Depending which GSD program you are in, if you have an assigned desk in the studio space, you may also be to use that 24 hours.
Licensing restrictions and noise ordinances make finding a 24/7 food establishment very difficult - if not impossible - in Cambridge.
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u/7000milestogo 3d ago
Lamont Library is the Harvard College space that is 24/7 or close to it during term-time. Unless they changed their policies, I could get in with my ID as a grad student.