The reading rooms are welcoming all readers!

For text materials (first-floor reading room), walk-ins are welcome and appointments are optional. Click here to learn more.

For visual materials (second-floor reading room), appointments are required. Click here to learn how to make an appointment.

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Louise Lux-Sions and Harry Sions Exhibition Gallery:
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., weekdays
Closed from 12:15-1:30 for lunch

Louise Lux-Sions and Harry Sions Exhibition Gallery: 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., weekdays

William H. Scheide Reading Room: 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., weekdays
Closed from 12:15-1:30 for lunch

William H. Scheide Reading Room: 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., weekdays

Print Department Reading Room: 9:00am-4:45 pm, weekdays
Closed from 12:15-1:30 for lunch

Print Department Reading Room: Available by Appointment

The Library Company follows the policy of the School District of Philadelphia for all weather related closings and delayed openings. Please continue to check our website for current information.

Holidays

The Library Company will observe the following holidays in 2024:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day  – Jan 15, 2024
President’s Day – Feb 19, 2024
Memorial Day – May 27, 2024
Juneteenth – June 19, 2024
Independence Day – July 4, 2024
Labor Day – September 2, 2024
Thanksgiving-  November 28 & 29, 2024
Christmas Eve – December 24, 2024
Christmas Day – December 25, 2024
Winter Break –  December 23, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Contact Information

General Information & Scheide Reading Room: (215) 546-3181 or reference@librarycompany.org

Graphic Arts Department: (215) 546-3181 or printroom@librarycompany.org

Fax: (215) 546-5167

Location

Address:
Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107

We are located on Locust Street, between Broad Street and 13th Street in Center City Philadelphia, a few blocks from City Hall and one block east of the Academy of Music. There are several parking lots nearby.

Philadelphia is easily accessible by plane, train, or automobile. Amtrak service is frequent on the Northeast Corridor line between Washington and Boston. Most major airlines serve Philadelphia International Airport. SEPTA commuter trains, various limousine services, and taxis provide quick transportation from the airport to Center City or University City.