John M. Lilley Library

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John M. Lilley Library The John M. Lilley Library is the information and research hub of the Penn State Behrend campus in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Lilley Library is a signature building, open 97 hours per week during the academic year, that serves as a campus hub of learning and research at Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pennsylvania. Library staff is available to answer student, staff, and faculty research questions. Librarians conduct approximately 150 class sessions each year on how to use library resources. Online full-text journals now total 47,000 titles. Books can quickly be requested and delivered within a few days from the 5.4 million volumes that are held throughout the Penn State University Libraries. Librarians encourage Behrend faculty involvement in the selection of print books, electronic books, and video materials as they strategically build the Library holdings.

Looking for a dictionary?We have a vast variety of English, foreign language and subject dictionaries available for borr...
10/16/2026

Looking for a dictionary?

We have a vast variety of English, foreign language and subject dictionaries available for borrowing.

Penn State students, faculty and staff as well as community borrowers with a Penn State account may view our listing at https://tinyurl.com/LilleyLibraryDictionaries.

Today's the day!  We hope to see you between 10:00a.m. and 2:00p.m!
10/14/2026

Today's the day! We hope to see you between 10:00a.m. and 2:00p.m!

October is National Cookbook Month, National Cookie Month, National Dessert Month, National Pasta Month, National Pizza ...
10/12/2026

October is National Cookbook Month, National Cookie Month, National Dessert Month, National Pasta Month, National Pizza Month and Vegetarian Awareness Month.

Seems like a great time to grab a cookbook and try some new recipes!

Stop by our cookbook collection on the library's first floor to borrow some of our cookbooks and get COOKING!

We hope to see you October 14th!
10/08/2026

We hope to see you October 14th!

REMINDER Penn State students, faculty and staff!The registration deadline for this workshop is October 8th.Once register...
10/07/2026

REMINDER Penn State students, faculty and staff!

The registration deadline for this workshop is October 8th.

Once registered, you will receive a ZOOM link on October 9th.

To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/UnivLibsVoterWorkshop2026.

October 4-10, 2026, is Banned Books Week, with this year's theme, "Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read."Stop by th...
10/06/2026

October 4-10, 2026, is Banned Books Week, with this year's theme, "Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read."

Stop by the library to view, learn and borrow from our display which focuses on the 1933 N**i book burning.

Explore the history. Consider its lessons. And celebrate your freedom to read, question, discover, and choose!

Today, we honor teachers worldwide by sharing a listing of our teaching materials.Penn State faculty, staff, students an...
10/05/2026

Today, we honor teachers worldwide by sharing a listing of our teaching materials.

Penn State faculty, staff, students and community borrowers with a Penn State account may view these materials at: https://tinyurl.com/LilleyLibraryTeaching2026.

Our table at the Penn State Behrend Admissions Open House today. We were highlighting the Library Makerspace and had the...
10/03/2026

Our table at the Penn State Behrend Admissions Open House today. We were highlighting the Library Makerspace and had the Bambu Lab A1 mini printing out Boaties and Lion Shrines.

Stop by to see us TODAY!
10/03/2026

Stop by to see us TODAY!

Address

4951 College Drive
Erie, PA
16563

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 10pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 10pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 10pm
Thursday 7:45am - 10pm
Friday 7:45am - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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