The Museum Library is closed from 12/21/24 to 1/21/25 due to facilities projects. Patrons will not be able to request materials or scans from the Museum Library's print collections, retrieve materials from the stacks, or pick up or return books during this time. See our Service Alerts for more information.

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Quick Start Guide

Looking for a quick list of essential services and resources for using the library? This summary will get you started and help make the most of your library experience.
 

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Borrow Books and More

  • Log in to your account to reserve materials or get them delivered, access interlibrary loan, and view the status of anything you’ve checked out.
  • Search the catalog for books, journal articles, databases, CDs and DVDs, and anything else in the Penn Libraries collections.
  • Get off-campus access to subscription materials like journals, databases, and e-books only available to Libraries users.
  • Not finding what you need? Request a purchase for our collections.
  • Find out how you can pick up books at a library location using our contactless lockers.
  • Get books delivered to your home address.
  • Request scans of articles or book chapters for quick delivery directly to your inbox.
  • Conduct research with our unique and notable collections items, which include annotated musical scores, television scripts, medieval manuscripts, LGBTQ comic books, and lots more.

Library Spaces

  • Find a collaborative or quiet study space in one of our nineteen individual libraries.
  • Already know what space you’d like to book? Go ahead and reserve a room.
  • Explore all of our library locations across Penn’s campus and beyond.

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