Van Pelt Library
The Charles Patterson Van Pelt Library (also known as the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, and simply Van Pelt) is the primary library at the University of Pennsylvania.
The building was designed by architects Harbeson, Hough, Livingston, & Larson, and built in 1962. It has a gross area of 201,215 square feet (18,693 m2). In addition to being the primary library on campus for social sciences and humanities, it also houses the Lippincott Library of The Wharton School, the Ormandy Music Library, and the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Van Pelt houses strong Area Studies collections in African, Japanese, Latin American, Chinese, Middle East, South Asia, and Judaica & Ancient Near East Studies. The Henry Charles Lea Library is located on the 6th floor of Van Pelt Library. The library holds the Weigle Information Commons, located on the west side of the 1st floor.
Vaguely Grecian with a massive colonnade, but screened by brick panels with small windows that resemble an old French library, the Van Pelt Library is a major presence on the campus. A large modern art sculpture, called The Button, sits at its southern entrance.
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We Are The Heathens
by: Van PeltGood-bye child, you were born in america
though you'll never see its shores again
your formula was traded for a case knocked down at noon
but i'll remember you
as i kick aside the lychee pits
as they drag their feet and never cease to stare
as i carefully place my steps, avoiding kittens and phlegm
on my way up to the landsey
We are the psychos, the quitters, the all-time loser
we are the low-class, the unclean, the unkempt
we are the cretins, uncivilized millions, second-rate human beings
we are the heathens!
we are the heathens!
Those the origins change, they all pass through Hester Street...
we all have.
i would not have put my money on this horse, but it won anyway,
and sent its competitors into shock
yield to the Mongol hordes, flee from the Celtic lore
set sail for the foamy shores
because the Heathens have won again
the Heathens have won again
The Heathens Have Won Again!
We are the psychos, the quitters, the all-time losers
we are the low-class, the unclean, the unkempt
we are the cretins, uncivilized millions
second-rate human beings
we are the heathens
we are the heathens!
Grab your spears and head for the hills!