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Services for Patrons with Disabilities

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It is the mission of the University of Pennsylvania Library to provide equal access to information for all Penn students, faculty and staff. The Library has made provisions to assist patrons with disabilities in accessing, retrieving and using library materials.

Staff Contacts:

Ancil George, (215) 898-2316, ancil@pobox.upenn.edu of the Van Pelt Library Research and Instructional Services Department, serves as the Coordinator of library service for patrons with disabilities and works closely with Alice Nagle of Students Disabilities Services, voice: (215) 573-9235; TDD: (215) 746-6320.

Arrangements can be made to pick up Departmental Library books at the Van Pelt Library. Please contact Hilda Pring, (215) 898-7094 or email: pring@pobox.upenn.edu or Emily Batista, (215) 898-0701 or batista@pobox.upenn.edu, for this service.

Library Specific Building Access and Services:

All school and departmental libraries are accessible. Information and maps on barrier free access paths to each library is available via the PennAccess - List of Buildings on campus maintained by Facilties Management or calling individual libraries directly.

The following libraries provide additional information about services for persons with disabilities:

[Select a Library Location from the Menu] Annenberg School of Communcations Library Biomedical Library Chemistry Library Fisher Fine Arts Library Mathematics-Physics-Astronomy Library Museum Library Van Pelt Library Return to Services for Patrons with Disabilities Return to General Library Access Policies

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