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
Holidays

The Library Company will observe the following holidays in 2025:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day  – Jan 20, 2025
President’s Day – Feb 17, 2025
Memorial Day – May 26, 2025
Juneteenth – June 19, 2025
Independence Day – July 4, 2025
Labor Day – September 1, 2025
Thanksgiving – November 27 & 28, 2025
Winter Break – December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026

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.