The Library is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday from 10AM - 5PM and Wednesday from 1PM - 8PM.
If you need help from the librarian or need to access the library resources outside of those hours let us know!
Call or text 717-728-2500 or email Library@centralpenn.edu to make an appointment.
Remember the Learning Hub is also open with lots of great faculty and staff willing to help with tutoring, advising, and general questions.
Students taking courses which use the McGraw-Hill Connect/SmartBook program (mostly business and/or accounting courses, but several other courses as well--currently ALH125/235 and MA diploma courses in Lancaster) will automatically have access to that program. (The access is paid for with the Course Materials Fee--see box below on this page.)
However, students will need to register themselves, at the beginning of the term, in each course--essentially joining the class within the program. (You will only need to do this once for each course.)
**If you have never taken a course which uses the Connect/SmartBook program, you will need to create an account with McGraw-Hill. You will only need to do that once to have an account for all courses.
Please see the detailed instructions (with screenshots) in the PDF file below. If you have any questions or problems, please contact the school's Textbook Coordinator (TextbookCoordinator@centralpenn.edu)
Students taking almost all Business (BUS) and Accounting (ACC) courses, along with a few other courses (subject to change, indicated in the Student Portal) will be charged a "course materials fee" when they register for the affected courses. This will allow students to have full access, from the first day of class, to the McGraw-Hill Connect/SmartBook program without needing to do anything except log in to Blackboard.
There are a few business courses that do not use the McGraw-Hill program, so students will still be responsible for purchasing books/materials as needed for those courses.
Any questions about the course materials fee, including the procedure for opting out, please contact the Textbook Coordinator (TextbookCoordinator@centralpenn.edu). Please contact the Textbook Coordinator BEFORE purchasing any materials yourself if you are considering the opt-out.