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first floor plan, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Full description is below.Read description of floor plan

First floor, east wind and connector between wings:

  • Moelis Family Grand Reading Room
  • popular magazines
  • reference stacks
  • the Collaborative Classroom
  • Government Documents
  • Goldstein Electronic Classroom (Room 114)
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  • Kamin Gallery
  • Card Catalog
  • PennCash center
  • Class of 1964 Electronic Look-up Center
  • Moelis Lounge
  • Moelis Electronic Research Center
  • Information Desk
  • Circulation
  • Current Periodicals
  • Class of 1963 Microtext Center
  • Daily Newspapers
  • New Books
  • New York Times (NYT) Best Sellers
  • S. T. Lee Lounge
  • Interactive Learning Porch

First floor west wing

  • The David B. Weigle Information Commons - including
    • Group Study Rooms (Rooms 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129), Julia & Edward P. Mally Group Study Room, Richard R. Beeman Group Study Room, Class of 1978 Group Study Room, Class of 1983 Group Study Room; Annie, Pamela, Ian, & Jeffrey L. Seltzer Family Group Study Room; Charles Dickey Group Study Room
    • Alcoves: Lenova/Microsoft Alcove, Sandra Kerbel Memorial Alcove
    • Data diners & study booths: Class of 1967 Data Diner, Class of 1973 Study Booths, Class of 1975 Consultation Booth
    • Class of 1968 Seminar Room
    • The Teaching Research, & Learning (TRL) consultation rooms and offices.
  • the Alberto Vitale Digital Media Lab
  • The Center for Teaching & Learning
  • The Online Learning Initiative
  • The Learning Analytics offices.

Bathrooms

There are no bathrooms on the first floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. The Libraries' biggest bathrooms are located on the ground floor.

Maps and More

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Staff Information

Resources for Staff Committees