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Orientation to the Penn Museum Library

Join head of the Penn Museum Library, Deb Stewart, for an entertaining introduction to this fabulous library, which offers a variety of comfortable seating open to any Penn students and which houses interesting collections related to anthropology and archaeology.

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August 29, 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Museum Library Level 1
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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Meet by the library doors on the 3rd floor of the Penn Museum's Academic Wing. The library is right next door to the Upper Egypt Gallery and the Penn Anthropology department on the 3rd level, or, if your stomach guides you, find us immediately above the museum cafe.

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