Library

he Olive Higgins Prouty Library and Research Center holds several thousand volumes of specialist literature on arms and armor and related topics. The contents of the library are catalogued online as a part of the catalogue of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute library (www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library ). The library is open to patrons on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Please call the Curatorial Department (extension 23) to confirm hours and arrange access.

The museum also has an Educators' Resource Library, with a small collection of books mostly on arms and armor and medieval and Renaissance history. Contact the Education Department (extension 20) to arrange access.