Upcoming Events

May 18 - Dec 18

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Print the Declaration of Independence

Make a reservation to visit Common Press and print a copy of the Declaration of Independence for yourself.

• May 18 - December 18, 2026
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Sep 24 - May 06

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

SIMS Graduate Student Manuscript Skills Workshop

If you are curious about how you can integrate manuscript sources into your own research, join us for a series of free, informal monthly workshops on essential topics in this field, offered by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at Penn Libraries.

• Select Thursday evenings, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
• Vitale II Lab for Book History and Digital Humanities (Rm 623, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library).

Oct 13

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Mapping Census Data in QGIS (in-person)

Join this workshop to learn how to access and download census data and map it in QGIS to visualize patterns and trends.

• October 13, 2026
• 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor

Oct 14

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Open Studio Session #2: Pawpaw

Join us at the Common Press to print a commemorative broadside about the pawpaw plant, Asimina triloba, for yourself.

• October 14, 2026
• 12:00pm - 2:00pm
• Common Press

Oct 14

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

AI for Toy Design, Part 1 of 2

A beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop where students use generative AI to develop and refine original toy concepts while learning effective prompting, design fundamentals, and creative problem-solving.

• October 14, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Education Commons Makerspace

Oct 14

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Crafternoons in Vitale II

Are you sick and tired of work? Come have some fun and explore your creative side with CRAFTERNOONS!

• October 14, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor

Oct 15

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Commentary on a Commentary

On October 15, curator Dot Porter will be joined by Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Louis Meiselman, who will show us an early manuscript of Aṿat nefesh, a supercommentary to Abraham ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch.

• October 15, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Other

Oct 15

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Vibe Coding and Its Discontents: Live! at the Penn Libraries

Learn how to use AI coding tools to go from an idea to a working-ish project in one afternoon.

• October 15, 2026
• 12:30pm - 3:30pm
• Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor

Oct 15

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

Sewing Machine 101

A beginner-friendly, hands-on sewing workshop where students learn essential machine operation, fabric selection, pattern reading, and troubleshooting while completing their own sewing project.

• October 15, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:30pm
• Education Commons Makerspace