University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System

07/09/2026

Falk Library will be open for regular hours during the July 10-August 3 Parkway East closure, so come see us!

Up-to-date hours can always be found on our website so you can plan for your visit.

Visiting Falk Library on nights and weekends? Please use the Scaife Main entrance (across from the Pete), press the buzzer on the outside handrail, and have your Pitt ID ready to show security. Report issues here.

02/03/2026

In honor of Black History Month, here's an HSLS Update article from the archives.

Learn about Freedom House Ambulance Service, established in Pittsburgh in 1967 by a Black-administered nonprofit organization, which became the blueprint for modern emergency medical services nationwide.

Read the article:

Freedom House Ambulance Service of Pittsburgh – Making Medical History Freedom House Ambulance Service was established in Pittsburgh in 1967. It was a cooperation between Freedom House Enterprises, a non-profit Black-administered organization focused on the development of Black-owned and operated ...

01/26/2026

Given the continued forecast of significant snow and bitterly cold temperatures, and out of an abundance of caution for our students, faculty and staff, in-person activities on the University’s Pittsburgh campus have been canceled on Monday, Jan. 26. For more information: https://pitt.ly/49RrGzZ

01/25/2026

Falk Library is closed due to extreme weather. Stay safe, everyone!

01/20/2026

Here's a sneak peek at a new History of Medicine exhibit coming soon to Falk Library. "Mothers of Psychoanalysis" pulls from our historical collection to highlight the women who were part of Freud's school of thought.

The exhibit will be featured in the window of our Rare Book room beginning in February, so plan to come see these books on display and learn about the women who wrote them!