Finding Books

Tripod
Find books owned by Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore

Book Locations on campus
Chart of book locations (by call number), with floor plans and maps

Other Local Libraries
Search the websites and online catalogs of local public and academic libraries

WorldCat
Find books (& more) owned by thousands of libraries around the U.S. and the world

Bartleby.com
Find full-text online books, most of which are older and out of copyright. Includes poetry, prose (Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Twain, Woolf, et al.), reference works, and more. Some of these and other electronic books are also listed in Tripod

History Books Online
A collaborative effort by the Penn Library and the Oxford and Cambridge University presses. Currently the collection contains 772 books and will grow to 1,500+ books over the next five years.

Borrowing Books Not Located at Bryn Mawr

Tri-College Borrowing
Click the "Request" button in Tripod to borrow books (and other materials) from Haverford & Swarthmore. Requests are fulfilled within 24 hours in most cases.

E-ZBorrow (formerly PALCI )
E-ZBorrow is a combined catalog of 65 academic libraries in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia. Search this catalog and place your requests through this site. Delivery typically takes less than a week.

Interlibrary Loan
The Interlibrary Loan office will locate a library that can provide a copy of the book you need. The book will be held for you at the Circulation Desk of your choice (check your email!). Delivery can take up to two weeks. Please be selective in your requests.