[3] Borrower privileges are accessible not only to students and faculty of the GTU's consortial seminaries and affiliated centers, but also to the faculty and students of the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and American Theological Library Association institutions participating in Reciprocal Borrowing.

Prior to the construction of the Hewlett Library and the founding of the GTU, seminaries throughout the Bay Area had cooperative lending programs.

[5] After Kahn's unexpected death in 1974, the GTU selected the San Francisco, California-based architectural firm of Peters, Clayberg, and Caulfield, in association with Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis, to design the building.

[9] Each year the library invites scholars to read and reflect on various oral and written stories to draw parallels between religion and the everyday world.

Scholars have spoke on both Eastern and Western religions and focused on topics including: feminism, sciences, arts, slavery, and history.