Penrose Library has two ways to get you the items that you need.
If you are in Walla Walla, you can pick up Penrose items from the library front entrance. Here's how it works:
Details on how Penrose is meeting WA state Curbside COVID-19 requirements can be found here.
Not in Walla Walla? Remote Mail Delivery Step-by-Step
The image below shows where to click for the different delivery request options:
Summit services have resumed as of August 17th. Not all schools in the region are participating, so it might not be as big a variety of resources as you may expect. We will be quarantining books as they arrive so expect a longer delay in receiving notice they are available. We will also be quarantining them once they've been returned so they may stay in your account longer than expected but you will not accrue fines.
Summit materials are being borrowed, but not all schools in our consortium are participating, so you might not see every book you are looking for. You can find them in Sherlock, selecting Summit from the drop down menu. Be prepared for a longer wait between potential shipping delays and quarantine time. ILL physical materials are not available at this time. We can request scans from books at our institutions, generally a chapter or small portion. From the library home page you will see a link to Interlibrary Loan in Quick Check. Under New Requests select Book Chapter and fill in all relevant information. We are still able to get scans of journal articles through ILL.
We are extending due dates for library materials. If you have materials currently checked-out, you should receive a notice with the new dates or they can be found in your library account (accessible via the library’s home page). Please return items to the outside book drop when you are finished with them.
Graduating students have two ways to return checked out library materials. If you are local, return them using the book drop at the Penrose Library entrance. If you are in a different location, please mail them to this address:
Whitman College Penrose Library
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
The Library will reimburse students for their shipping costs. After we receive a package that is mailed using MEDIA MAIL rate, we will credit your student account. If you need help paying for shipping up-front, please contact Jen Pope (popeja@whitman.edu) for options.
As the library opens, librarians will continue to work remotely and there are many ways the Library can provide you with expert help and services.
Need to fix your thesis citations? Need to access a print resource in Penrose remotely? Ask us! We can be contacted via email or chat. Chat is monitored by reference librarians from 9-5, Monday through Friday. You can start a chat conversation from the link on the library’s home page or the box on the left on this page.
Remotely, you can still access all of our digital resources, including e-books. For physical materials on our shelves, including reserves, it is likely we can get you a digital version or make scans of a selection of pages from the resource. Feel free to chat or email us and we will work with you to find other means of access.
If you are not local and have found a book that it looks like we only have the physical copy or it is only in Summit, here are some steps you can take to access those materials digitally.
1. Look for it in HathiTrust Digital Library (Whitman materials) or the Internet Archive (Whitman or Summit materials)
2. Request a scan from us or another school
3. Still unsure or something not working? Contact Us
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