Yes, you may skip the circulation desk and borrow books and materials from the Penn Libraries on your own. Download the UPenn self-checkout app to scan items with your smartphone, or use one of several Meescan kiosks in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and other select library locations. You can also:

• Select Lockers at Van Pelt Library as a Pickup location from the Pickup at Penn drop-down menu that appears when you click the Request an Item button from a record in Find, the library's catalog.
• If you live 50 miles or further from campus, you may sign up for our Books by Mail service to have books mailed to your home.