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Weigle Judaica/Ancient Near East Studies Resource Room

Today's Hours:

10am - 6pm | Library Hours

The Weigle Judaica and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (JANES) Reading Room's non-circulating holdings support intensive, text-centered forms of critical scholarship. Significantly, the provenance of the core collection traces back to the personal libraries of some of the greatest scholars of the "Pennsylvania Tradition of Semitics" at the University of Pennsylvania.

Weigle JANES Collection

View of the glass wall of the Weigle Judaica/Ancient Near East Studies Resource Room

Where to print, copy, scan

4 individual carrel study spaces, 6 additional chairs, and 2 study tables that each seat a maximum of 4 people

  • Computer work station
  • PC desktop

Accessibility

For Wheelchairs

  • Sufficient doorway & hallway clearance
  • Clearance to approach table
  • Table with accessible surface height, knee clearance, and leg clearance

Lighting

  • Natural and/or non-fluorescent light

Nearby Bathrooms

  • 4th floor west: 4 large gender-neutral, accessible bathrooms are located in the 4th floor west elevator lobby. 
  • 4th floor east: 2 large gender-neutral, accessible bathrooms are located near the 4th floor east elevator lobby. 
  • See floor plan

Accessible Entrance

Accessible entrance on the ground floor. A brick walk leads from the north side of Levy Park to the accessible door. At the end of the walk are 2 doors. The accessible door is on the right.

Directions to the accessible entrance:   Word   |   PDF