Guide to the Law Library

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS
JANUARY 13 - MAY 15, 2025

Exceptional dates:
Spring Break hours to be posted at a later date. 

Circulation desk hours are subject to change without notice. The Law Library follows delay/cancellation/early dismissal determinations made by the University for University Park campus.  

*Members of the Penn State Law and School of International Affairs Community retain 24/7/365 PSU ID access. 

Reference services: By appointment only.  Contact via email: library@pennstatelaw.psu.edu

After-hours access to the Law Library is limited to Penn State Law and SIA communities.  During all hours when the Law Library doors are locked, LAW, SIA, and LL.M. students, faculty, and staff may use their Penn State ID cards or mobile id+ cards to access the Law Library. 

Library staff will not open the entrance doors when they are locked.  

Propping the Law Library doors open is not permitted and will result in an audible alarm and notification to local police authorities.

EMERGENCY EXITS: All users of the Law Library are to enter and exit through the library's main entrance only unless otherwise authorized. Other library doors are not to be used except in emergencies. An alarm will sound whenever these doors are opened.

THEFT WARNING: The Lewis Katz Building and Law Library are accessible to the public Monday - Friday. All library users should protect their personal property from theft by assuring that valuables are not left unattended in the Law library.  The Law Library and Law School are not responsible for lost or stolen property. 

UNIVERISTY PARK SAFETY AND SECURITY: Contact information for University Police, Escort Services, Emergency phones on campus and other resources and information.

Lost and Found for the Katz Building is located in 009.  The Library does not accept lost and found items; all material is directed to 009.