Changes coming to Books by Mail: Starting in fall 2025, Books by Mail items will only be shipped to addresses in the contiguous United States 50 miles or further from campus. We will make exceptions for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. Learn more.

Fisher restoration: Fisher Fine Arts Library is open and operating normally during ongoing exterior work. Find more details about this important restoration project.

Located on Blanche P. Levy Park across from College Hall, the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center serves all University of Pennsylvania students, faculty, and staff. It houses five of Penn's library locations: the Albrecht Music Library, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections, and the Weigle Information Commons. It is also home to the Penn Libraries' main administrative offices, as well as major study, event, and exhibit spaces.

The main entrance to Van Pelt requires walking up eight stairs. The building's accessible entrance opens into the Goldstein Undergraduate Study Center on the ground floor. A wheelchair-accessible doorbell is located on the railing leading toward the door.

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