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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.

March Madness Battlebot Poster
  • Event
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Battle of the Bots

  • Mar. 27, 2023
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Goldstein Electronic Classroom (Room 114), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
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Featured Events

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.

Ashley Bryan
  • Symposium
  • Kislak
April 6-7, 2023

The Legacy of Ashley Bryan: A Symposium

In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition Beautiful Blackbird: The Creative Spirit of Ashley Bryan, this symposium will bring together a range of speakers to reflect on Bryan's legacy as an artist, teacher, children's book author, and illustrator.

  • Hybrid event: Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor; and on Zoom
Open to the Public
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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.

Upcoming Events

Mar 28
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Heat Transfer Foil Workshop

During this series, you will learn programs that you can apply to maker-space projects.

  • March 28, 2023
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Vitale Digital Media Lab (Van Pelt 121)
Heat transfer print of a moth
Mar 28
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Stitch n B*!#h: Monthly Fiber Arts Circle

This semester is all focused on crochet! Come learn or develop your crochet skills, bring your own project and chat, or start a new one! Resources and supplies provided. 

  • March 28, 2023
  • 5:15pm - 7:30pm
  • Education Commons TinkerLab
A person wearing a big white sweater crochets with grey yarn.
Mar 29
  • Event
Open to the Public

Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here

Guests are invited to commemorate the 2007 attack on Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad through poetry and community.

  • March 29, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Fisher Fine Arts Library, First Floor
Basil al-Karji (#8) by Marcos Goymil
Mar 30
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

National Doctor's Day Art Break

Take a break at the Holman Biotech Commons for National Doctors Day! We will have various art stations set up in the reading room for you to make things. Stations include wood art keychains, earrings or pendants, petri dish BioArt, and vinyl stickers. Supplies are limited, registration is not required.

  • March 30, 2023
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Biotech Commons-Holman Reading Room
Close up of a petri dish showing a beautiful bacteria colony.
Mar 30
  • Book Talk
  • Kislak
Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Bible

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.

  • March 30, 2023
  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm
  • Zoom
Ms. Codex 724, a copy of the Vulgate Bible
Mar 30
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

Citation Drop-in Clinic

Are you dealing with a new citation style? Do you have questions about creating bibliographies, including in-text citations, or about the best ways to keep your citations and sources organized? Drop by our Citation clinic to ask any questions you have. We'll be there to share good practices, resources, and tools.

  • March 30, 2023
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths
Mar 30
  • Event
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

SpecialTeas

Take a break and join us in the Weigle Information Commons (WIC) for some tea and light snacks. While here, feel free to check out one of our board games and fidgets.

  • March 30, 2023
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Peppermint and tea.
Mar 30
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Print Your Own Business or Calling Cards

Print your own contact cards on our tabletop clamshell press!

  • March 30, 2023
  • 1:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts, Lower Level
Apr 04
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Meditative Expressions

Join us in WIC as we explore a theme through a variety of “meditative” methods – writing, drawing, movement, etc.  It is a time to quiet the mind and share community. There will be opportunities for participants to share their creations, thoughts, and musings during each session.

  • April 4, 2023
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Colored pencils and drawings.