Cell Phone Use Zones
This information pertains to the libraries at University Park. For information on other campus libraries, visit the Campus College Libraries page.
The University Libraries discourages the use of cell phones in library facilities. However, in recognition of their growing importance in daily life, certain areas have been designated as "cell phone zones," and people are encouraged to limit their use of cell phones to those areas, which are:
Pattee Library and Paterno Library
Ground Level – Basement Paterno Corridors
First Level –Corridors and Lobbies
Floors 2-4
Paterno group study areas (old elevator lobbies)
West Pattee stairwells
Floor 5 Paterno elevator lobby
Branch Libraries – Building lobbies outside of all branch libraries.
The Cell Phone Use Policy falls under the Libraries Code of Conduct, which prohibits disruptive behavior in the Libraries
