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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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Penn Walks 2 Wellness

Penn Walks 2 Wellness are led by staff, faculty, and students across campus, who will start each walk by briefly talking about a topic of their choice.

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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.

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From the Kislak Stacks

Join us for these monthly lunchtime presentations (noon – 1 pm) by Kislak curators, faculty, and students focusing on specific works or small archives/collections found among the holdings of the Kislak Center.

Upcoming Events

Sep 29
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Grab & Go Plushy Kit

Join the Education Commons each month with a featured plushie design. September's theme is Mini Dinosaur. Supplies are limited and these popular plushies go quickly, so stop by early to grab a kit!

  • September 29, 2023
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Education Commons Open Space
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Oct 01 - 31
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

#citeNLM #HealthLiteracyMonth Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

In observation of Health Literacy Month, Penn Libraries is participating in the Network of the National Library of Medicine's (NNLM) #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon initiative to edit health-related pages on Wikipedia.

  • October 1 - 31, 2023
  • Online
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Oct 03
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Intro to Letterpress Workshop

Learn the fundamentals of setting type and letterpress printing on the Common Press's Vandercook cylinder presses. We will also discuss alternatives to setting type for printing on the press (photopolymer plates, linoleum, pressure printing). Required as a prerequisite for printing on the Vandercook on independent projects. Registration is required.

  • October 3, 2023
  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts, Lower Level
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Oct 04
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Bloomberg 101

Bloomberg is a definitive source of information for security pricing, indicative and fundamental data, customized analytics and business news. This class covers basic database structure and commands with a focus on practical and useful examples.

  • October 4, 2023
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Yablon Financial Resources Lab, Room 244, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Oct 05
  • Event
  • Kislak
Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Scientific miscellany

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

  • October 5, 2023
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm
  • Zoom
LJS 215, Scientific miscellany