Community Access

Loan Period

Non-Gannon Card holders may checkout 2 books for 14 days 

Reference materials, periodicals and archival materials may only be used within the library.

Card Information

Library users who are not Gannon community members can apply for a card if they fall into one of four categories. All users in these categories can check out two books at a time that may be renewed twice each. The categories follow:

Community Cards - Non-Gannon alumni who live in Erie County can purchase a community card for $10. These cards last for a year and may be renewed for another $10 every year.

Alumni Cards - Alumni of Gannon University or Villa Maria College can pay $5 for an alumni card. These last for one year, and may be renewed for another $5 fee every year. 

Non-Gannon High School Student Cards - High school students in Erie County may apply for a non-Gannon student card. The following schools are not charged any fee for the card:

• Cathedral Preparatory School
• Villa Maria Academy
• Mercyhurst Preparatory School

All other high school students must pay $5 for a card. 

Non-Gannon College Student Cards Students attending one of the four local colleges may apply for a card free of charge. The schools are:

• Mercyhurst University
• Penn State University - Behrend Campus
• Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
• Allegheny College

To apply for one of those four library card types, please inquire at the Service Desk, which is located just inside the library's sixth street entrance.