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The Library has reopened as of February 28.
MASKS are optional in the ULS Library. As always, the Library’s 40,000 ebooks and multiple research databases remain fully accessible to ULS students, faculty, and staff from their homes. Users can continue to request print books and article scans from the Library staff by emailing library@uls.edu
Check out the Library COVID-19 Response Page for further details. We continue to offer books by mail and article scanning upon request to all users, regardless of distance from campus.
- Library COVID-19 Response Page has further information about the Library's current status and future planning.
- Please also regularly check the Seminary's COVID-19 Update Page for complete information on ULS's response to COVID-19.
Listed on the right, you can find the tools we recommend for research in various subject areas. Eventually, each guide will have a short description of the kinds of information accessible to you, a few key starting points, and a list of all relevant databases and websites to your topic.
If you know the name of the database you want, click here to see an A-Z list of all available databases ULS subscribes to. Otherwise, look to the left for a list of key databases.
The ULS library provides joint library services to seminary students at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary through the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries. A wealth of resources are available to all our users; even without LTSS, the library is one of the largest independent seminary libraries in the United States, with over 380,000 volumes available to researchers and an additional 123,000 available at Southern. We are slowly growing our digital collections, with over 30,000 purchased ebooks for students, faculty, and staff and 57,000 open access and out of copyright ebooks available to the public in our Book Catalog . In addition, the library provides access to over 1,700 ejournals through ATLASerials Religion PLUS and JSTOR for current research and over 5,000 historic journals in electronic format(American Antiquarian Society Periodicals, 1684-1912 and Accessible Archives ).
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Wentz Memorial Branch (GBRG)
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7301 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-248-6329
Wentz Memorial Branch
61 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-338-3014
library@uls.edu
The Library
The A.R. Wentz Branch of the United Lutheran Seminary Library traces its roots to the very formation of Lutheran theological education in the United States. Benjamin Kurtz, of the Evangelical Lutheran General Synod, solicited contributions of money and books for its new seminary in Gettysburg, PA. The library still possesses those first donations.
Originally located in the seminary's main classroom and administrative buildings, the current library structure was built in 1947.
Today, the Wentz branch houses a collection of over 128,021 titles with over 180,000 items of books, periodical volumes, and A/V material available for use.
Archives
The Gettysburg Seminary Archives, and the Archives of Region 8 of the ELCA are a part of the Wentz Branch Collection.
Location
The Wentz Library is located at 66 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (mailing address is 61 Seminary Ridge). Parking is available to the North of the building as well as directly behind. The public entrance is on Seminary Ridge.
Hours
Hours can be found on the library home page or on our Google calendar.
Public Access
During the library's regular operating hours, members of the community are welcome to come and research in our collections for free. To check out materials, you'll need a library card, which has a $50 fee for anyone who is not an alum of the seminary. If you think you'll need access to materials that are in closed storage or have an archives-related research purpose, please email us at least a week in advance to ensure we'll be able to assist you.
Study Spaces
The Wentz Library has multiple study locations throughout. Students can also request the use of a storage cubby if they are studying frequently in the library and need a place to keep checked out materials for easy reference. In the lower level is the Luther Room, available for group study, as well as multiple study carrels spread out around the lower level. Additionally, the Library Living Room is on the first floor near the periodicals collection for informal discussion.
The Library
The Charles Porterfield Krauth Branch of the United Lutheran Seminary Library traces its roots to the founding of the Philadelphia seminary, with the earliest books coming from or acquired by Carl Rudolph Dimme, pastor of St. Michael's, Germantown, and expanded upon by core faculty, including Dr. Krauth and Charles Frederick Schaeffer. The current structure was built in 1908 and was added onto in the 1970s and 2016.
Today, the Krauth Branch houses over 155,925 titles and over 200,000 volumes of books, periodicals, and A/V materials, including an extensive collection of rare books, focusing on the reformation, Lutheran scholasticism, and Lutheran liturgical resources.
Archives
Archives for Region 7 of the ELCA are not a part of the library, but can be found on the Philadelphia campus at the Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia.
Location
The Krauth Memorial Branch Library is located at 7301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA. Parking is available. Enter the library from the Brossman Center atrium via the ADA-compliant Breidegam Library Connector.
Hours
Hours can be found on the library home page or on our Google calendar.
Public Access
During the library's regular operating hours, members of the community are welcome to come and research in our collections for free. To check out materials, you'll need a library card, which has a $50 fee for anyone who is not an alum of the seminary. If you think you'll need access to materials that are in closed storage or is a rare book, please email us at least a week in advance to ensure we'll be able to have the material available to you.
Study Spaces
The Krauth Branch Library offers students many different study spaces. The Breidegam Library Connector and Directors' Lounge are available whenever the Brossman Center is open. Additional study spaces are available in the Lillian Scoggins Music Room, where students are welcome to relax while reading or by listening to any of the seminary's many CDs. Computers are located both in the Directors' Lounge and in the library proper.
Reflection and Meditation Spaces
Two different spaces for quiet contemplation are available. The Krauth Memorial Library Meditation Room is located next to the Directors' Lounge and is a small space, offering opportunities to meditate and reflect in the presence of many religious icons, donated to the seminary by Dominic dePaul in memory of his husband William "Bill" Rarick. On the second floor, the Upper Rotunda Labyrinth is available for walking meditation.
We are always excited to see alum using our on-site resources and the library staff are happy to help you with your research needs. Unfortunately, we do not offer book borrowing via the mail to alumni.
7301 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-248-6329
Wentz Memorial Branch
61 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-338-3014
library@uls.edu
- Lineberger Memorial Library
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhine University
4201 N Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
803-461-3269 - Krauth Memorial Branch
United Lutheran Seminary Library
7301 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-248-6329 - Wentz Memorial Branch
United Lutheran Seminary Library
61 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-338-3014