Upcoming Events

Sep 30

• Workshop

Open to Penn Faculty and Staff

AI in the Workplace

In this skills-focused workshop, you will use generative AI tools to make common workplace tasks easier and more efficient.

• September 30, 2025
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Meyerson Conference Room 223, Van Pelt Library, 2nd floor

Sep 30

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

Community Study Sessions -- September

Need motivation to study? Join our monthly Community Study Sessions — a relaxed, supportive space to stay focused, meet others, and enjoy free snacks.

• September 30, 2025
• 6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Weigle Information Commons' Class of 1968 Seminar Room (124)

Oct 01

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Global Collections and You!

This session will provide an introduction to Penn’s Global Collections and how to find resources across hundreds of languages, whether for fun or academic research, at and beyond Penn.

• October 1, 2025
• 10:30am - 11:30am
• Van Pelt - Dietrich Library Center Room 526: Candice and Robert Willoughby East Asian Studies Seminar

Oct 01

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

CANCELLED: Trust It or Trash It?: Evaluating Health Websites & Apps

This workshop introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from the National Library of Medicine, government agencies, and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication.

• October 1, 2025
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Zoom; Register for link

Oct 02

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Ferial Psalter

For Coffee With A Codex on October 2, Curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 1057, an illuminated Ferial psalter containing the psalms, antiphons, hymns, short chapter readings, and other prayers. It was written in Trento c. 1350.

• October 2, 2025
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Oct 03

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Open Studio Session: Papermaking in the Revolutionary Era

Join us for a drop-in Open Studio at Common Press to print a broadside about rag collectors and papermaking in 1770s!

• October 3, 2025
• 12:00pm - 2:00pm
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Oct 03

Open to the Public

Reinventing Aristotle: Between Manuscripts and Printed Books

Join us to celebrate the opening of Reinventing Aristotle, a new exhibit exploring how perceptions of Aristotle have evolved over the centuries.

• October 3, 2025
• 4:30pm - 7:30pm
• Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor

Oct 06

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

Intro to Metals and Jewelry: Medical Themed Impression Dies

Learn metalworking basics and craft a unique pendant inspired by health science using fine and base metals in this hands-on workshop, part of the Re/Make History exhibit with the Penn Museum Library.

• October 6, 2025
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Education Commons Makerspace

Oct 07

• Workshop

Open to Penn Faculty and Staff

AI Essentials

In this introductory workshop, you will engage in hands-on activities to explore the core functions of popular generative AI tools, including those available at Penn.

• October 7, 2025
• 10:00am - 11:30am
• Meyerson Conference Room 223, Van Pelt Library, 2nd floor