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Welcome! From reference resources and research guides to tutorials and consultations, Wright Library is here to connect you with the scholarly resources you need.
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Spaces
Wright Library offers a variety of individual and group study spaces. Some spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while Princeton Seminary students may reserve others in advance.
General Collections
From a Reference Collection of nearly 10,000 volumes to millions of print and electronic books and journals, The Charles G. Reigner Collection, and reserves for Princeton Seminary courses, Wright Library supports theological study and research at all levels.
Special Collections
Special Collections and Archives at Wright Library comprise more than 100,000 printed works and over 5,175 linear feet of archival and manuscript material. Major collections include the Seminary archives, rare books and pamphlets, personal papers, records of organizations, research collections, and non-textual materials related to the history of the Presbyterian and Reformed traditions and ecumenical Christianity.
Digital Collections
The digitized books, journals, audio recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and other formats dating from the medieval era to the present in the Theological Commons digital library are just some of the digital collections built and curated by Wright Library and available to anyone from anywhere.
New in the Library
New Faculty Book: Art and Moral Change
Art and Moral Change: A Reexamination by Ki Joo “KC” Choi, Kyung-Chik Han Chair Professor of Asian American Theology, is now ava. . .
Faculty Book Raffles
October is Theological Libraries Month! By popular demand, we’re celebrating every week with a raffle for a recently published book by. . .
Latin America Collection
The Latin America Collection in the Theological Commons open access digital library contains materials from the deep collection of Latin Ame. . .
Now Open on Sundays
We’re pleased to announce that Wright Library will now be open on Sundays during regular term from 2pm to 9pm (no entry after 8:30pm).. . .
Database Trial: De Gruyter Brill
Explore hundreds of e-journals and more than 50,000 e-books spanning 29 subject areas. Wright Library has arranged a trial for this semester. . .
Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with the Herencia Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary and this curated bibliography highli. . .
Perlego and the New York Times
What’s different about accessing Perlego and NY Times from Wright Library? First, most databases are available to everyone while in th. . .
Library Hours
Wright Library will be closed Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of Labor Day. Princeton Seminary offices are also closed. The library . . .
Food Justice
From open access e-books like Agroecology Now! to print books like Farming while Black: Soul Fire Farm’s practical guide to liberation. . .
Celebrate Pride Month 2024
Selected reading about gender, identity, queer hermeneutics and more for LGBTQ+ Pride Month from the Wright Library collection.. . .
About Theodore Sedgwick Wright
Wright Library is named for Theodore Sedgwick Wright (Class of 1828), a prominent abolitionist and pastor who was the first African American to graduate from Princeton Theological Seminary.
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