University of Pittsburgh Library System

Join us on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 4 p.m. for a celebration of the Frank Russell Hightower and Frank Floyd Hightower Photograph Collections documenting eight decades of the African American community in Pittsburgh. We will be...

Join us from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 in the Archives...

Join us on Friday, November 15, 2024 for The University of Pittsburgh Library System's Annual Audubon Day! At 10 a.m., Sean Morrissey will present Collaboration and Process: Producing the Birds of America. Followed by Birds and...

Join us at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a GIS Day celebration on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024. The theme of the event is Sustainable Communities and Technologies and will be hosted in CMU’s Cohon University Center. Register to...

The archive of the late jazz pianist acquired by the University of Pittsburgh Library System

The University Library System, along with the Health Sciences Library System, are working to make it easier and cheaper for Pitt faculty, staff and students to offer open access to their published research.

In August Wilson’s works, Brenden Peifer found his family’s voices — and his own.

We're glad you're here! If you’ve never visited us before or need a refresher on what we have to offer, this page is for you!

We have received a transformative $1M gift to name the Archives & Special Collections Gallery on the third floor of the newly renovated Hillman Library. This gift will allow us to enhance our distinctive collections through the acquisition and preservation of material of national and...

The library has signed an agreement with the National Central Library of Taiwan for the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS), which will offer access to a wide range of materials for ULS patrons and the Pitt community related to Taiwan's history...