Get curious with the library.
Research isn’t simple and our Academy Library team is here to guide, clarify and collaborate. It all happens when you ask a question.
Students and faculty should consult our Getting Started Guide.
Also visit the Archives and Special Collections as well as the Music Library.
My Library account
See your library checkouts, renew items, make booklists and more.
Get help
Chat directly with a PEA librarian to get help with anything related to the library.
Make a request
We are happy to purchase or borrow items we don’t have.
Citing sources
Tips and tools for generating citations for your research.
Newspapers
Read today's news or access historical newspaper databases.
Do you have this title?
Our comprehensive list of journals and magazines, in print and online.
Library News & Events
Join us for the Younger Lamont Poets event on May 20th. The 2025 Lamont Younger Poets Prize winners will be joined by Visiting Poet Tarfia Faizullah. This event is free and open to the public.
The Book Exchange is a central location for students and other members of the PEA community members to share used textbooks and other study and reading materials with each other.
If you are working on a research assignment, we encourage you to make an appointment with a librarian or connect with us in another way that best fits your information need. We love to answer students’ questions!
Leisure reading
Check out our Leisure Reading Guide for tips to search and browse our extensive holdings of fiction and non-fiction materials throughout the Class of 1945 Library.
Schedule a visit
See when we welcome public visitors to the Class of 1945 Library.
Library policies
Non sibi in the library.
Contact us
Our Library team is here to help.
Library hours
M-F: 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m. (7:30 on class day)-4 p.m.
Sun: 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.