Library Hours and Admission

Library Hours

HSP's library will be closed to the public on Friday, April 12. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 12:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: 12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Please note that entry to the library, photocopy service, and paging all end 45 minutes prior to closing time.

Notice of weather or emergency closings will be posted on the Historical Society's website and on the Society's weather phone line at 215-732-6200 ext. 505.

The library is closed regularly on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and the holidays listed below:


Christmas (2012) Monday, December 24 & Tuesday, December 25, 2012
New Year's Eve (2012) Monday, December 31, 2012
New Year's Day (2013) Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 21, 2013
Presidents' Day Monday, February 18, 2013
Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2013
Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2013
Labor Day Monday, September 2, 2013
Columbus Day Monday, October 14, 2013
Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 27 at 5:30 p.m. - Friday, November 29, 2013
Christmas (2013) Monday, December 23 - Wednesday, December 25, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Library Admission

Individual Daily Rates

Members: Free

Non-member adults: $8

Undergraduate and graduate students (with current student ID card): $5

Students grades 6-12 (with current student ID card): FREE

Photocopy services are available to both on- and off-site researchers and are subject to a $0.50 per page fee. The use of film or digital still-image cameras is permitted in the library at no additional cost. The use of cameras is subject to the following conditions: Copy and Camera Policies for details.

 

Research Registration Form

All first-time visitors to the library must complete a research registration form. You may print and complete the form prior to your visit, or you may complete it at the front desk before entering the library. Click here for a PDF version of the research registration form.

 

Accessibility

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has a handicapped-accessible door and elevator on the 13th Street side of the building. Staff are available to assist visitors who enter and exit the building at this door. There is a handicapped-accessible restroom on the first floor.  Large print text labels for exhibits are available at the front desk.  For more information about accessibility at HSP, call 215-732-6200 ext. 221.