Linda Patton
Founding Librarian

Holding the late Sam Waddle's copy of Larry Luxenberg's book, "Walking The Appalachian Trail."
Here's an article about the Library from the
Winter 2020-21 issue of the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association’s newsletter:
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History of the founding of A.T. Museum’s Research Library

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The Appalachian Trail Museum's Research Library acquires books, periodicals, and other records pertaining to trails and hiking, with a strong emphasis on the Appalachian Trail. 

The Research Library on the third floor of the Appalachian Trail Museum is for the use of writers, academicians, historians, and others who wish to research the story of the Appalachian Trail and those who hike it, those who build and maintain it, and those who love it. Researchers will also find books on other trails and on hiking/backpacking in general. 

See below for links to the Library's rules of use and its online catalogs. To request an appointment for research use of the collections, use the Contact link.

​To ask a question about the library or about donating materials to the library, email the Librarian: [email protected] 

Kurt Bodling
Library Director

​Formerly the Director of Library Services at Concordia College, Rare Books Librarian at State Library of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, and Technical Services Librarian at the research library at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Rules of Use

​Security and preservation of the collection are the primary concerns. Here you can find the Museum's policies and rules for using the Research Library.​

Online Catalog

The catalog includes our books, multimedia, maps and guidebooks collections. The down arrow right of the search box has detailed search options.
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Appointment Request

If you are interested in using the Research Library, please contact us to request an appointment. 
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