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With engaging events, compelling lectures, and skill-building workshops, the Penn Libraries is a hub for cultural and educational activity at the University of Pennsylvania. Many library events and exhibitions are open to the public.

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Event Series

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America 250 at Penn

The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and we’re commemorating the occasion with programs across campus.

Ludwig Abielle Sheet Music.

Music in the Pavilion

Presented by the University of Pennsylvania's Music Department, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Music in the Pavilion takes place in the beautiful sixth-floor Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion in Van Pelt-Deitrich Library Center.

Books on the shelve in the library

Support for Publishing Workshops

Learn the ins and outs of the publishing process through a series of workshops hosted by the Penn Libraries in collaboration with the Grad Center at Penn.

Elzevier Collection duodecimos.

From the Kislak Stacks

Join us for these monthly lunchtime presentations by Kislak curators, faculty, and students focusing on specific works or small archives/collections found among the holdings of the Kislak Center.

Musicians perform in the Penn Libraries

Music in the Stacks

A collaboration between the Albrecht Music Library and the Department of Music, Music in the Stacks brings Penn musicians into library spaces for drop-in, public performances throughout the semester.

Upcoming Events

May 27
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Dental Faculty, Staff, and Students

Mindful Movement

Join the Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library for a study break for some mindful movement-based stretches.

  • May 27, 2025
  • 11:30am - 1:30pm
  • Room LL02A: Electronic Classroom, Evans Building, Levy Dental Medicine Library
Levy Dental Medicine Library Reading Room
May 28 - 30
  • Conference
Open to the Public

Textual Remediations: The Society for Textual Scholarship 2025 Conference

This conference aims to bring new voices into dialogue and present innovative approaches for expressing cultural heritage, communal knowledge, and historical memory.

  • May 28 - 30, 2025
  • Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Collage of vintage posters, magazines, and documents
May 28
Open to Penn Dental Faculty, Staff, and Students

Spikeball

Join the Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library for a screen-free break with one of our spikeball sets.

  • May 28, 2025
  • 11:30am - 1:30pm
  • Outdoor location
People playing spikeball on the grass
May 29
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Persian Romance

On May 29, guest host Neha Tiwari, PhD student in South Asia Studies, will present LJS 422, a 16th-century copy in Persian of a 12th-century romance about the life of Bahrām Gūr, a 5th-century king of Iran

  • May 29, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm
  • Online
Photo of a manuscript page in Persian with an illuminated header
May 30
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Ask a Librarian: Biomedical Librarians at the JMEC Atrium

Penn Med students: need some help with a research project? Penn Librarians are coming to you! Stop by and let's talk about your research project.

  • May 30, 2025
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center (JMEC) Atrium, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Collage of photos: microscope, textbook, keyboard with stethoscope on top, and DNA helix
Jun 02
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Assignment & Quiz Basics

Learn how to create assignments with various submission types, create quizzes with multiple question types, configure quiz and assignment settings, and use Assignment Groups.

  • June 2, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 12:45pm
  • Virtual
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Jun 02 - 11
  • Lecture
Open to the Public

Rare Book School 2025 Livestreamed Lectures

The Kislak Center will livestream four evening lectures presented by Rare Book School, an independent institute supporting the study of the history of books, printing, and related subjects.

  • June 2 - 11
  • Livestreams held at the Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
three rows of shelves of medieval manuscripts
Jun 03
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Dental Faculty, Staff, and Students

Board Games & Puzzles

Join the Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library for a study break with board games and puzzles, which you can borrow from the library's reserves collection.

  • June 3, 2025
  • 11:30am - 1:30pm
  • Room LL02A: Electronic Classroom, Evans Building, Levy Dental Medicine Library
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