Circulation: Reciprocal Borrowing Agreements for Eligible Users

Contact us at the Van Pelt Library Circulation Desk:

Email Us:

For library account concerns or questions about building and database access, please e-mail us at: vpcircdk@pobox.upenn.edu

Call Us:
215-898-7566

Drexel University

Free courtesy borrowing privileges at the Penn Libraries are available to Drexel University graduate students and faculty.

• Drexel graduate students and faculty must obtain a Reciprocal Borrower's letter from the Hagerty Library Circulation Desk, and present it, along with their current Drexel Photo ID, at the Van Pelt Library Circulation desk in order to activate borrowing privileges.
• Penn Libraries accounts for tenured or tenure-track faculty will be created for 1 year from the date on the reciprocal borrowing letter.
• Accounts for adjunct faculty and graduate students will be created for 3 months from the date on the reciprocal borrowing letter.
• Accounts may be renewed with the presentation of additional letters as long as the patron continues to be a graduate student or faculty member at Drexel and remains in good standing with the Penn Libraries.
• Borrowers are limited to 20 items at any one time.
• Not all Penn Libraries locations or Penn Libraries materials are eligible for this program.

For general information about visiting the Penn Libraries please see our Visitor Policies and Access Policies.

Temple University :

Free courtesy borrowing privileges and access to our main library, Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center, is available for all Temple University affiliates for the summer 2019.

• All Temple University affiliates must be in good standing with their University library. This means a library account clear of fines or blocks. Please speak with TU library staff if you have questions regarding your TU library account.
• All TU affiliates must visit the Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center circulation desk to register for library privileges at Penn Libraries, before visiting any of our other libraries on campus. All you need to register for privileges is your valid Temple University ID.

Tri-colleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)

Free courtesy borrowing privileges at the Penn Libraries are available to the faculty of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges.

• Faculty members must obtain a Reciprocal Borrower's letter from the Library at their institution, and present it, along with their current college Photo ID, at the Van Pelt Library Circulation desk in order to activate borrowing privileges.
• Penn Libraries accounts will be created for 1 year from the date on the reciprocal borrowing letter.
• Accounts may be renewed with the presentation of additional letters as long as the patron continues their faculty affiliation with their institution and remains in good standing with the Penn Libraries.
• Borrowers are limited to 20 items at any one time.
• Not all Penn Libraries locations or Penn Libraries materials are eligible for this program.

For general information about visiting the Penn Libraries please see our Visitor Policies and Access Policies.

Penn also extends free courtesy borrowing to the faculty and graduate students from Saint Joseph's University and Villanova University (Van Pelt Library only),  upon presentation of either a Reciprocal Borrower's letter, along with a non-expired institution picture ID.

Faculty, students and staff from the following institutions are now eligible to borrow materials on-site from the Penn Libraries:

• Brown University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Duke University
• Harvard University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• University of Chicago
• Yale University

Visitors from these institutions must first come to the Van Pelt Library (find on map) to register for on-site borrowing privileges.

Procedures and limitations:

Registration:

Participants may register for on-site borrowing privileges at the Van Pelt Library circulation desk (find on map) Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM.  Evening, weekend, or reading day/final exam period registration may be arranged in advance by contacting vpcircdk@pobox.upenn.edu or 215-898-7566

Participants will be required to present a valid photo ID from their home institution and will have to demonstrate their eligibility by logging into their library account at their home institution. 

As part of the registration process, participants will need to provide a valid email address and phone number.

Eligibility:

Current Faculty, Students and Staff at the partner institutions who have library accounts in good standing.

Loan Periods:

Books will be loaned out for 28 days, renewable for the life of the account. There is a maximum of 20 items per account at any one time.

Account Duration:

For general information about visiting the Penn Libraries please see our Visitor Policies and Access Policies.