Service Audience: Non-Penn Researchers

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Request books and other materials from our catalog and have them sent to one of our automated self-service lockers.

A Courtesy Borrowing card affords one year of borrowing privileges for Penn Libraries print materials.

Wish something that you've read or used could be added to our collection? Let us know!

Explore the history of the University of Pennsylvania through the University Archives.

Skip the circulation desk and borrow books and materials from the Penn Libraries on your own.

Get help accessing and analyzing large amounts of textual or structured data, from newspapers to social media posts.

Borrow physical materials on-site at libraries that have reciprocal borrowing programs with Penn.