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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Mullen Library 120 Michigan Ave., N.E. Washington, D.C. 20017 Library Hours/Schedule: 202-319-5077 For current information,
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Parking and Public Transportation
Visitors must use metered spaces on campus or may
purchase a visitor's permit from the Campus Transportation
Management/ID Office. Catholic University is
on the MetroRail Red
Line. At the Brookland-CUA station, exit to the left and cross
John McCormack Road. Mullen Library is visible to visitors
exiting from the station and crossing onto campus.
Library Regulations
All patrons, both CUA and non-CUA, must show a photo ID
when entering
Mullen Library. Patrons with non-CUA or WRLC IDs are asked to sign the
guest book. Mullen Library reserves the right to check all bags as
patrons exit the building. Borrowing privileges are extended to CUA
faculty, students and staff and to eligible faculty and students from
WRLC institutions. Visitors are welcome to use materials in the
libraries.
Loan and Period Fines
The loan periods for materials are:
- Undergraduates: 4 weeks
- Graduate students: 6 weeks
- Faculty: three fixed due dates a year (1/31, 5/31, 9/30)
Services for Individuals with Physical and
Learning Disabilities
The library offers special services to meet individual needs of users
with disabilities. Accommodations and referrals are made according to
individual requirements, and in conjunction with the office of
Disability Support Services. A PC with Kurzweil reading/scanning
software, the JAWS screen reader, and Internet access is available in
Mullen Library. Contact the Head of Public Services (308 Mullen;
202-319-6473) for more information on special library services.
Special Collections
Historical manuscripts (papers of 19th-20th century labor leaders, including T.V. Powderly, Philip Murray, John Mitchell, John Brophy); records of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, National Catholic Educational Association, and Catholic Charities, USA; and papers of Catholic social activists such as John Augustin Ryan and Francis Joseph Hass.
Celtic Philology, Catholic Americana, the Clementine Library, the Foster Stearns Collection on the Knights of Malta, the Oliveira Lima Library (Luso-Brazilian materials), and Semitics and the Institute of Christian and Oriental Research.
Catholic newspaper titles include L'Osservatore Romano, from 1849