A guide to finding, using, and enjoying resources

Your Swarthmore Libraries

Abigail Weil, PhD, MLS

Outreach Librarian

Books and e-books, comics, movies, music, newspapers, and much more

What can you get at the libraries?

What can you do at the libraries?

Read and relax, draw, play chess, view an exhibition, print

How do you get the stuff you want?

Find
Tripod is our digital catalog.

Access
Your OneCard is your library card.

Borrow
You can check out most books for a whole semester, or enjoy online content off-campus.

Enter search terms

 

Search the catalog

Use the drop-down menu to filter

 

Get what you want

Or use the location & call number to find the book yourself

Order the book to the library of your choice for pick up

E-Books & Audiobooks

 

Navigate to OverDrive,

sign in with Swarthmore credentials

Download the Libby app on your phone, connect to Swarthmore's Libraries

Beyond Tripod

Use EZ Borrow or InterLibrary Loan

Help us grow the collection

For off-campus access,

install Swarthmore's VPN system

Movies

Binoculars

Cornell Library

Instruments

Underhill Library

Board Games

McCabe Library

Other Stuff!

Study materials 

Come see us soon!

Remember, the libraries are for you!

Email me at aweil1@swarthmore.edu,

and visit any time.

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