Upcoming Events

Jul 30

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

History of Type and Letterpress Printing with Guided Tour and Demonstration

Experience a guided tour and demonstration of letterpress printing and typography.

• July 30, 2025
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Jul 31

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Astronomical Texts (Two fragments from the same original manuscript)

For Coffee With A Codex on July 31, Curator Dot Porter will bring out two fragments of a number of astronomical texts in Middle English, written in England circa 1496.

• July 31, 2025
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Jul 31

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Textile Mending Workshop

Learn to mend your tattered textiles by hand, or use skills you already possess but haven’t yet applied to an item needing repair.

• July 31, 2025
• 1:30pm - 3:30pm
• Seminar Room B, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Aug 06

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

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.

• August 6, 2025
• 10:00am - 12:00pm
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Aug 13

• 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.

• August 13, 2025
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Meyerson Conference Room 223, Van Pelt Library, 2nd floor

Aug 13

Open to the Public

Open Studio: Printing Virgin Type

Be one of the first to print using a brand-new metal type.

• August 13, 2025
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Aug 14

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: The Voynich Manuscript (Facsimile)

On August 14, Curator Dot Porter will bring out a facsimile of Beinecke Library MS 408, aka The Voynich Manuscript. This is a realistic facsimile that looks exactly like the real thing!

• August 14, 2025
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Online

Sep 02

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Excel Basics: Get Started with Tables

Learn how to use Excel as a digital tool for assignments, research, teaching, service, or the job market.

• September 2, 2025
• 3:30pm - 4:45pm
• Hybrid: Online and in Yablon Financial Resources Lab, Room 244, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Sep 03

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students Only

Career Services Resume "Lab"

Join Career Services advisors for this hands-on “co-working” session on building and refining an excellent resume!

• September 3, 2025
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor