Our doors are open! This post explains some of the library’s resources and services. 
Library Hours and Staffing
Your Penn State I.D. card allows swipe-card access to the library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Be sure to take your I.D. card with you whenever you leave the library in the evenings or on weekends.
During the following hours, the library is staffed. Staffed hours are when you can check out library materials or receive assistance.
- Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday: noon to 7 p.m.
Spaces for Studying and Collaboration
We have five group study rooms. These are for collaborative group use, not individual study. In addition, the library’s lower level has study carrels and soft seating for reading and studying.
Checking out Books, Holds, and Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Please bring your I.D. card to check out materials.
We are part of Penn State’s campus library network, which means that you have access to materials held by other Penn State libraries. Our circulation system already has an account set up for you. You can manage your account on the University’s borrow and renew site.
You can use the library catalog to locate resources at our library and other Penn State libraries. The title entry under location in the catalog indicates if materials are checked out. Place a hold on a checked-out item by clicking “I Want It” on the entry. This will reserve the book for you. It will be delivered to our library for you to pick up.
You must create an ILL account to borrow something from outside the Penn State library system. We will notify you electronically when all the requested items are available to be checked out.
Please ask the circulation staff for assistance finding materials, creating an ILL account, or if you have any other questions. For questions outside of the staffed hours listed above, please use DickinsonLawLib@psu.edu.