Reading period access: From April 30-May 12, access to the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and the Fisher Fine Arts Library will be limited to PennCard holders and other Penn affiliates. See our Service Alerts for more information.

Books on the move: Materials on the fifth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center are being temporarily moved to our off-site storage facility. For your safety, please avoid browsing the fifth-floor stacks. See our Service Alerts for information about requesting books during the transition. 

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Access and Visitor Information for the Math/Physics/Astronomy Library

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209 S. 33rd St. 
3N1 David Rittenhouse Laboratory
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6317 
215-898-8173 
mpalib@pobox.upenn.edu 
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General Information

  • The David Rittenhouse Laboratory building is open to PennCard holders Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. and Friday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Weekend building access is restricted to holders of department-validated PennCards. Library staff cannot provide building access to unauthorized persons or PennCard holders.
  • The Math/Physics/Astronomy Library is located on the third floor of David Rittenhouse Laboratory. The library's opening hours can be found on its calendar webpage.  

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