#  Resources 

 



#  Resources for Your Harvard Journey 

Find essential information, newcomer guides, member stories, and updates from HSSPA leadership.



 

 

 

##  Practical Guides & How-Tos 

Helpful information curated by our community

 

 



  [### How to Access Harvard Libraries: A Step-by-Step Guide

 ](/blog/how-access-harvard-libraries-step-step-guide) August 28, 2024 

 

   ![HSSPA Library Card banner holding](/sites/g/files/omnuum11501/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hsspa/files/hsspa_library_access_edited3.png?itok=pGOIl_pL) 

 



 

 

   [### Embrace Lifelong Learning with the HSSPA Auditing Group

 ](/blog/embrace-lifelong-learning-hsspa-auditing-group) April 21, 2023 

 

   ![HSSPA How to Audit Classes](/sites/g/files/omnuum11501/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hsspa_how_to_audit_classes.jpg?itok=zOa1YmZZ) 

 



 

 

  

 

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##  Essentials 

Helpful information curated by our community

 

 



  [### Transportation in Cambridge

 ](/news/2026/02/transportation-cambridge) February 11, 2026 

 

   ![Transportation in Harvard](/sites/g/files/omnuum11501/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-01/harvard%20shuttle.jpg?h=93494828&itok=O3nHgyVr) 

 



 

 

   [### Housing in Cambridge

 ](/guides/housing-cambridge) December 03, 2025 

 

   ![David Kurtis image with river](/sites/g/files/omnuum11501/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/David%20Kurtis%20image%20with%20river.png?itok=1RmorppC) 

 



 

 

  

 

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##  Experiences from our community 

Explore reflections, messages, and lived experiences that shape our welcoming, diverse, and global community.

 

 



  [### 2025: A Year of Growth and Connection - Strengthening the HSSPA Community

 ](/blog/2025-year-growth-and-connection-strengthening-hsspa-community) December 31, 2024 

 

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   [### Whale Watching with HSSPA: A Day of Connection and Discovery

 ](/blog/whale-watching-hsspa-day-connection-and-discovery) August 12, 2024 

 

   ![HSSPA Whale Watching 2024](/sites/g/files/omnuum11501/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hsspa/files/whale_watching_2024_pic_with_hsspa_logo.png?itok=NXcb-gA8) 

 



 

 

   [### Making Harvard Home 

 ](/blog/making-harvard-home) August 09, 2024 

 

   ![Purvaja HSSPA1](/sites/g/files/omnuum11501/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hsspa/files/purvaja_modak_hsspa.jpg?itok=IZvoMsLc)