Library orientations are available by appointment for groups of students, genealogists, or other researchers.
Plan Your Visit
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Starting Tuesday, March 19, the main doors of HSP's library will be closed as we renovate our lobby. We will be open during renovations. Visitors should enter through the door on 13th Street.
HSP's library will be closed to the public on Friday, April 12. We apologize for this inconvenience.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania's special collections library is located at 1300 Locust Street in Philadelphia and open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays. With more than 21 million items in our collections, HSP encourages visitors to use our online catalog and collection information before your visit to make library time as productive as possible.
The video below gives an introduction and orientation for visitors to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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