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.

Classes in the Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections

The Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections welcomes and encourages instructors in all aspects of global and area studies to make use of our spaces. For general inquiries about the Zilberman Center seminar rooms and collections, please email the relevant subject librarian.

South Asia Studies Seminar Room

We welcome single class sessions focused on use of Zilberman Center collections and expertise, as well as area studies courses using our seminar rooms for a full semester. 

  • Penn faculty and other instructors should make any request for a single-class visit at least one month before the proposed visit. To do so, please contact one of our librarians. 
  • Instructors may work with individual librarians to arrange for library materials and necessary library instruction to support specific class sessions. 
  • Each seminar room is designed to accommodate 15 students and is equipped with versatile classroom furniture to accommodate a variety of seminar layouts. 

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