Can I visit if I am not affil­i­ated with Prince­ton? Yes, Prince­ton Uni­ver­sity wel­comes all researchers to its spe­cial col­lec­tions read­ing rooms.

Where are you located? Items housed in Rare Books and Spe­cial Col­lec­tions are ser­viced in the Dulles Read­ing Room, located on the first floor of the Fire­stone Library (# 5 on map). Rare books and archive mate­ri­als housed at See­ley G. Mudd Man­u­script Library are ser­viced in the Mudd Library Read­ing Room (#10 on map.) Rare books housed in Mar­quand are ser­viced in the Rare Books Read­ing Room of the Mar­quand Library of Art and Archae­ol­ogy (# 8 on map).

What are your hours? Exclud­ing hol­i­days, the Depart­ment of Rare Books and Spe­cial Col­lec­tions and See­ley G. Mudd Man­u­script Library hours are Mon­day to Fri­day – 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Sum­mer hours – 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m).

Hours for the Rare Books Read­ing Room in the Mar­quand Library are Monday-Friday, 9:00–5:00.  Up-to-date library hours can be found online: Offi­cial Hours

What is the best way to get to Prince­ton University? 

If fly­ing, Newark air­port has eas­ier pub­lic tran­sit con­nec­tions to the Uni­ver­sity. From the air­port, one can take a NJ Tran­sit train to Prince­ton Junc­tion and then trans­fer to the “Dinky.” The Dinky ter­mi­nates on the Uni­ver­sity cam­pus. (At the air­port, you can buy one ticket to cover the entire trip.) If fly­ing to the Philadel­phia air­port, pub­lic trans­porta­tion (SEPTA) is also avail­able, but depend­ing on the time of day, three to four trans­fers are nec­es­sary. If tak­ing a train, Amtrak com­bined with local trains is a good option, i.e. take a train to New York or Philadel­phia and then NJ Tran­sit or SEPTA to Princeton.

Where can I park? One option is to park in the free vis­i­tors’ lot near the sta­dium, Lot 21. There is a shut­tle, the East Line, that ser­vices that park­ing lot. A cam­pus map and more infor­ma­tion about the shut­tle can be found here: Vis­i­tor Parking 

There is also metered park­ing on William Street and Olden Street that allows 10 hour park­ing. There are also pub­lic park­ing garages in down­town Prince­ton. See: Prince­ton Parking

What do I need to Reg­is­ter? First-time researchers not affil­i­ated with Prince­ton Uni­ver­sity need to present a valid photo ID at the Access Office, located on the first floor of the Fire­stone Library. Researchers should pre-register by cre­at­ing a research account prior to vis­it­ing the Access Office.  See: Cre­at­ing an Account

What if I have fur­ther ques­tions? Con­tact Us