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Events

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.

Elzevier Collection duodecimos.

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

Nov 10
  • Concert
Open to the Public

Music in the Stacks: Penn Flutes

Penn Flutes visits the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center for a public performance.

  • November 10, 2023
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm
  • Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor Lobby
Penn Flutes performance.
Nov 13
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Intro to Metals and Jewelry: Textured Charms and Earrings

Welcome to metals and jewelry!  During this introduction workshop, you will learn the safety procedures and fundamental techniques in using a rotary tool, impression plates, drill press and texturing hammers to make your own charms and earrings from sheet metal. 

  • November 13, 2023
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Education Commons TinkerLab
Workshop poster, Intro to Metals & Jewelry
Nov 15
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

National Button Day

Need some extra flair? Stop by this pop-up and celebrate National Button Day by making your own buttons!

  • November 15, 2023
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths
Buttons with pins
Nov 16 - 18
  • Symposium
  • Kislak
Open to the Public

The Image of the Book: Representing the Codex from Antiquity to the Present

This year's symposium examines the means by which the premodern book, and in particular the manuscript, is described across a wide variety of media, from painting and sculpture to digital media and film.

  • November 16-18, 2023
  • Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts; Free Library of Philadelphia & Online
Detail of an opened illuyminated book of hours in a Renaissance painting.
Nov 17
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Introduction to Data Visualization

Learn how to create and use data visualizations in your research.

  • November 17, 2023
  • 9:30am - 11:00am
  • Gershwin & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Holman Biotech Commons
Nov 29
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Embroidery Machine 101

Learn the 101 basics, safety and troubleshooting by making a tea towel or patch in order to gain reservable access to the digital fabrication machine.

  • November 29, 2023
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Education Commons TinkerLab
Cartoon of a cat at a sewing machine, the Embroidery Machine 101 logo.