Penn State University Libraries - 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