Check out the new Ran Blake exhibits online and in the Spaulding Library display case, part of our Jazz 40th celebration at NEC. Exhibit materials come from NEC’s extensive Ran Blake Archives, housed in both the Spaulding and Firestone Audio Libraries.
Hours for Spaulding and Firestone Libraries
Academic Year Hours:
Mondays through Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Fridays: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Note: Firestone Library closes at 6:00 p.m. on Fridays.
Overview
Housed in the Harriet M. Spaulding Library and the Idabelle Firestone Audio Library, NEC holds one of the major music collections in the United States, including over 150,000 volumes of scores, sound and video recordings and books about music, as well as subscriptions to all of the major music journals and electronic music databases. In addition, the library archives and special collections boast a rich treasure of manuscripts, 1st editions, personal papers and recorded performances of many of the great composers and musicians who have taught and performed at NEC over the past 142 years.
All members of the NEC community with a current validated NEC ID may borrow scores and books from the library collections. Visitors from outside NEC are welcome to use print materials in the reading room of Spaulding Library or to use audio/visual materials in the Firestone Library. During the academic year, the libraries are open seven days a week and evenings from Sunday through Thursday. Reference help is available in both libraries during weekdays and is also available most evenings at the Spaulding Library Reference Desk.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN