Changes coming to Books by Mail: Starting in fall 2025, Books by Mail items will only be shipped to addresses in the contiguous United States 50 miles or further from campus. We will make exceptions for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities. Learn more. 

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  • Workshop
July 7, 2025

AI Training and the U.S. Copyright Office

In this workshop, we will investigate the United States Copyright Office's new report, which analyzes whether training artificial intelligence models on copyright protected works constitute copyright infringement or fair use.

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Hybrid: Online and in Class of '55 Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Second Floor
Open to the Public
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  • Workshop
July 8, 2025

Origami

Join the Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library for a screen-free break featuring origami and other paper crafts.

  • 11:30am - 1:30pm
  • Room LL02A: Electronic Classroom, Evans Building, Levy Dental Medicine Library
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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  • Workshop
July 9, 2025

Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting! This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press.

  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
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