Art Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5403
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Automobile Reference Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5404
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the collection in this department

Business Science and Industry
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5394
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Central Children's Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5369
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Children's Literature Research Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5370
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the collection in this department

Drinker Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5364
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the collection in this department

Education Philosophy and Religion
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5392
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Fleisher Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5313
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the collection in this department

General Information Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5322
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Government Publications Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5330
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Interlibrary Loan
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5360, Fax: 215-563-3628
Hours: Monday - Wednesday 9a.m. - 6p.m.
Thursday & Friday 9a.m. - 5p.m.
Learn about our Interlibrary Loan service

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
919 Walnut Street 19107
215-925-3213, Fax: 215-928-0856
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Library services for the blind and physically handicapped

Literature Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5402
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Map Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5397
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the collection in this department

Mayor's Commission on Literacy
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5250
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about this department

Music Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5316
Hours: The Music Department is undergoing renovations and is expected to re-open in early 2010. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Newspapers and Microfilm Center
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5431
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Patent Collection - now housed in BSI
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5394
Hours: (Please call ahead for information.)
Monday – Thursday 9a.m. - 9p.m..
Friday 9a.m. – 6p.m.
Saturday 9a.m. – 5p.m.

Philbrick Popular Library
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5320
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Print and Picture Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5405
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Learn about some of the collections in this department:

• Circulating Picture Collection
• Drawings by American Artists
• Fine Art Prints and Photographs
• Lewis Portrait Collection
• WPA Collection

Rare Book Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5416
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Learn about some of the collections in this department:

• Edward IV Roll
• Incunabula
• Medieval Manuscripts
• Pennsylvania German Fraktur

Reader Development Program
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5346, Fax: 215-686-5371
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
A service offering free books to adults learning to read.

Regional Foundation Center
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5423
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Open first Saturday of each month: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the Regional Foundation Center

Social Science and History Department
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5396
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Theatre Collection
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5427
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn more about the collection in this department

Workplace
1901 Vine Street 19103
215-686-5436
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Career Services