Questions about requesting books, journals, and auction catalogs can be directed to the Circulation Desk, centercirc@getty.edu or 310-440-7477.
Questions about requesting Special Collections can be directed to the Reference Desk, reference@getty.edu or 310-440-7390.
Open Stack Materials (including items on Plaza, L2, L3)
You may retrieve these items yourself. Most of these items circulate. You can check the items out to your patron ID number with the self-service check-out on the public computer terminals throughout the library at the Getty Center and at the library at the Getty Villa.
Items not in the Open Stacks (includes locations ‘Storage’, ‘Library Annex’ and 'Special Collections', etc.)
These items need to be requested through the Library Catalog. You may request up to 20 items per day.
After requesting Special Collections, please make an appointment by stopping by the Reference Desk in person on the Plaza Level, call 310-440-7390 or email reference@getty.edu. While the Reference email is monitored daily, it is often faster to call or stop by the Reference Desk. The desk staffed in-person, Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. We suggest making your appointments well in advance. More information about Special Collections policies is available on the library's website.
Circulation schedule (Monday – Friday)
| Request: |
Available: |
| by 10:00 a.m. items located in 'STORAGE' |
after 11:00 a.m. at GRI hold shelves*
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| by 10:00 a.m. items located at the 'LIBRARY ANNEX' |
after 3:30 p.m. at GRI hold shelves* after 2:30 p.m. at the Villa Library |
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by 8:00 a.m. items located at 'VILLA'
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after 3:30 p.m. at GRI hold shelves* |
| by 10:00 a.m. items located in the 'GRI' requested for the Villa and South Building |
after 2:30 p.m. at Villa Library after 3:30 p.m. at South Building |
*Deliveries to the Museum and GCI are made after 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(last updated: 10/1/2021)
Taking Books to Your Office or to Scholar Housing
As a Getty Residential Scholar, you may take books to your office and to Scholar Housing after they have been checked out to your patron ID number. If you leave the GRI building with a book you must have a paper receipt from the Circulation department or from the self-checkout system. You must exit the building on L2.