Matson Lecture Reception at 6:30 PM The Founders Library is located on the south side of The Yard, the central quadrangle of the Howard University campus. Parking adjacent to the library is restricted, but one can find metered street parking nearby along 6th Street NW and along  Georgia Avenue NW, or a bit farther away in the paid  parking lot behind the McDonalds on Barry Place NW (enter from 8th Street NW).