Borrowers include all the divisions of GratzCollege as well as members of the Greater Philadelphia Jewish community, academic community, or anyone doing research on subjects related to Jews, Jewish heritage, culture, religion, or the Middle East.

Borrowing of items is free of charge. Videos require a $20 refundable deposit for each video.

Borrowing is limited to ten (10) concurrent titles, generally for a period of three (3) weeks. Materials may be renewed either in person or by telephone. Overdue fines will be charged on materials returned past the stated due date.

Video Collection

The Tuttleman Library contains an extensive video collection of films of Judaic, Israeli and Yiddish subjects. Circulation is limited to two (2) items for one (1) week upon payment of a refundable deposit.

Information Literacy

The Tuttleman Library is committed to the promotion of information literacy of Judaic primary and secondary sources. As part of this commitment, the Library provides bibliographic instruction sessions designed to teach required skills to effectively use library sources. These sessions are offered to the divisions of GratzCollege, as well as to individuals conducting research on all academic levels, upon request.

The Library encourages High School students to utilize our resources, and will provide bibliographic instruction sessions to groups of interested high school students, whether with teachers or independently. The Tuttleman Library staff will also work with instructors to create structured sessions designed to maximize student performance through the use of library resources.

Inter-Library Loan

Materials not part of the collection can be obtained through inter-library loan. Inter-library loans are governed by the rules of the lending library and may be limited to library use. Photocopies may be provided in place of the requested books; journal articles are customarily provided in photocopy format. In most instances, there will be no charges for inter-library loan, except on those occasions when the Tuttleman Library is charged. Any charges will be passed on to the borrower.

All inter-library loan requests must be submitted to the Inter-library Loan Librarian; requests should be expected to take from 1-2 weeks.

Library Computers and Internet Access

The Tuttleman Library Collection can be accessed through the Mandarin Online system. Readers can access the system through the two workstations in the library lobby area. For best results, users should also search the card catalog that will remain in use throughout the current retrospective conversion project.

Internet access is available through four library computers. Two computers are in the library lobby and two are in the Elsie and William Chomsky Reading Room. Word processing is available on the two computers in the Chomsky Reading Room.