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 are encouraged for all other reading rooms.
All visitors requesting Special Collections material are required to register for a Special Collections Account.
Complete the form below to schedule a reading room appointment or click on the Schedule Reading Room Appointment link to open the form in a new browser tab.