Library Hours and Admission

ATTENTION HSP VISITORS

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will be closing at 5:00 p.m. on May 23, June 14, and June 26 for special events.  Admission, paging, and photocopy services will stop at 4:15 p.m.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Library Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 12:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday: 12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 - 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:

New Year's Day (2012) Monday, January 2, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 16, 2012
Presidents' Day Monday, February 20, 2012
Memorial Day Monday, May 28, 2012
Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2012
Columbus Day Monday, October 8, 2012
Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 21 at 5:30 p.m. - Friday, November 23, 2012
Christmas Monday, December 24 & Tuesday, December 25, 2012
New Year's Eve (2012) Monday, December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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.