Carlson Library at PennWest Clarion

08/14/2026

Carlson Library Fall 2026 Hours
August 24th – December 11th

Monday – Thursday 7:45 AM – 10:30 PM
Friday 7:45 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday 2:30 PM – 10:30 PM

EXCEPTIONS
August 22nd Sat. 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
August 23rd Sun. 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sept. 6th & Sept. 7th Sun. & Mon. CLOSED
October 8th Thurs. 7:45 AM – 4:00 pm
October 11th Sun. CLOSED
November 24th Tues. 7:45 AM – 4:00 PM
November 25th Wed. 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
November 26th & 27th Thurs. & Fri. CLOSED

08/11/2026

New sidewalks in front of Carlson Library! Yay!

07/30/2026

Golden Eagles, your next adventure begins Aug. 21.

Welcome Weekend is packed with move-in excitement, campus events, student organizations, entertainment and opportunities to build lifelong friendships. New students, returners and everyone in between – get ready to soar into an incredible year filled with connections, traditions, experiences and unforgettable moments together.

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07/30/2026

04/30/2026

New popular reading titles added to the Browsing area near the library entrance. Thanks to the ALA American Library Association Student Chapter at Clarion University and the Eagle Ambassadors for their suggestions.

04/23/2026

03/31/2026

Carlson Library will be closed on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

03/16/2026

While visiting my daughter, who is studying abroad in Taiwan, we met up with a Department of Information and Library Science at Clarion University alumnus, Shu-Fen Lin, who went on to get her PhD from National Taiwan University while working there full-time and recently retired from the National Central Library.

03/10/2026

Break week at PennWest Clarion! Library hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 Monday - Friday this week of March 9th, 2026. Regular hours will resume Sunday, March 15.

01/27/2026

Carlson will be closed on Tuesday. Online services will be available from our webpage.