Library services during winter break: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center will be closed on 12/25 and on 1/1-1/2, and will be open all other weekdays between 12/25 and 1/1. All other libraries will be closed from 12/25 to 1/4. Circulation of books and materials, as well as other services, will also be affected. See our Service Alerts for more details.
As part of Penn Libraries’ Strategic Communications team, Rebecca is editor and lead writer for the Penn Libraries News blog, and she leads content-sourcing, creation, planning, monitoring, and daily posting to the Libraries' institutional social media channels.
We recently spoke with Phillips to learn more about Elizabeth A. R. Brown, her peers, and how Phillips imagines scholars of the future using the materials in the Medieval Historians Archive.
How the Penn Libraries Community Engagement Team is improving the classic “storytime” or “read-aloud” experience for elementary school students in Philadelphia.
We recently spoke with Sidiqi about her tumultuous journey from Afghanistan to the United States, her love of libraries, and what it has been like to make a new home in Philadelphia.
Get holiday card inspo, insights into the economics of the shopping season, and much more in this selection of posts from the Penn Libraries family of blogs.