The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
Borrowing privileges are extended only to Pennsylvania Masons.
On June 7, 1871, the Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of
Pennsylvania established a Masonic Library in the Masonic Hall,
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Since that date the Library has enjoyed
a growth and patronage that distinguishes it as one of the great collections
of Masonic books, manuscripts and documents.
In 1908, the equally famous and unique Museum was established.
The rare collection in The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
has made Grand Lodge into an excellent Masonic research center.
One of the features of The Masonic
Library and Museum of Pennsylvania has been the Circulating Library, established in 1952.
This service was designed to promote Masonic education and inspiration by
the dissemination of Masonic literature among the members of lodges in the
Jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.
To Request an item from the On-Line Catalog, please access the list of available items from the
Rules and Regulations Page.
This catalogue represents only those materials which may be borrowed, just a small fraction of the over 70,000 volumes in the Library. Please note: some books are also available in the seven satellite (regional) libraries. Those titles are indicated by an S. Please go in person to borrow from them.
The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania, located on the first floor of the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays (except July and August) from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. It is closed
on Sundays and some legal holidays.
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Address your request and correspondence to:
The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
Masonic Temple
One North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-2520
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