Schedule an Appointment to Visit Special Collections
Special Collections are non-circulating and can be accessed in-person in the designated reading room.
Reading Room Locations
Special Collections and University Archives
The Maryland Room
Hornbake Library North,
Rm 1202
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu
Appointments required.
Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Lowens Room
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, Rm 1517
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-9220
scpa@umd.edu
Appointments encouraged.
International Piano Archives at Maryland
IPAM Reading Room
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, Rm 2517D
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-9224
godowsky@umd.edu
Appointments encouraged.
Appointments are required to access Special Collections material in the Maryland Room in Hornbake Library and encouraged for all other reading rooms.
All visitors consulting collections in-person in the reading room are required to register for a Special Collections Account prior to their visit.
Request Reading Room Appointment