The Receiving Room provides timely handling, distribution and processing of all incoming mail and outgoing United States and International mail, including certified or registered mail, metered mail, parcels, and specialized courier and express mail.
About our Work
Located at 127 Paterno Library, our entrance is off Curtin Road at the University Park campus.
Our hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Our primary shipper, UPS WorldShip, allows us to ship and track library materials in the continental United States. Each UPS package is insured for $100.00 at no cost and can be tracked by tracking number or delivery date. The Receiving Room does not offer International shipping via UPS. International shipping is processed at PSU Multimedia Services. Material may also be shipped by Federal Express on special request which must be arranged by the requesting person. Receiving Room is not responsible for outgoing FedEx shipments.
Intercampus mail is picked up at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm daily. For same day UPS shipping, please have outgoing UPS material to the Receiving Room by 3:00 pm.
Services offered by Receiving
The Receiving Room handles the shipping and receiving of library materials, to and from all library locations and serves as courier for the University Libraries main campus location. Bags of magazines, journals, newspapers, first-class mail, microfilm, videos, and much much more arrive for sorting and distribution daily.
Department Contact Information
University Park, PA 16802-1808
