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
