Upcoming Events

Feb 10

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Demonstration: 3D Scanning of Bindings

On February 10, join us as Fine Arts Librarian Kathryn Reuter 3D scans bindings from the Kislak collections.

• February 10, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor

Feb 10

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Constitutional Conversations

Engage with faculty experts, students, and staff in an interactive, participatory reading of the U.S. Constitution and a guided conversation about how its interpretation has evolved over time.

• February 10, 2026
• 4:30pm - 6:00pm
• Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Feb 11

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Digital Humanist's Helpdesk: Basic Humanities Data Analysis

This hands-on workshop will introduce students to the ways humanities scholars can create, analyze, decode, and visualize data drawn from humanities sources. Attendees will learn how to apply basic text analysis methods using Voyant.

• February 11, 2026
• 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Feb 11

• 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.

• February 11, 2026
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Meyerson Conference Room 223, Van Pelt Library, 2nd floor

Feb 11

Open to the Public

Celebrate Love Data Week

Come celebrate Love Data Week with games, zines, snacks, and memes; and find out who is the winner of the Meme Your Data Competition!

• February 11, 2026
• 1:00pm - 2:00pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Feb 12

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Print Your Own Postcard: Learning how to set type and letterpress-print

Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting while creating your own postcard in this workshop.

• February 12, 2026
• 11:00am - 1:00pm
• Common Press Space

Feb 12

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Building Reproducible Research with LEGO Bricks

Join this Love Data Week event to play a game using LEGO bricks whlie building research skills! The game draws parallels between documenting and communicating the research process and recording and the creation of a LEGO model.

• February 12, 2026
• 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Feb 12

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Avicenna's medical encyclopedia

On February 12, curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 426, a 14th century copy of the first book of Avicenna's medical encyclopedia in Arabic.

• February 12, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Feb 12

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

What's New in Canvas for Spring 2026?

A new semester means new tools, features, and updates in Canvas. This workshop will introduce and explore the notable changes in Canvas for Spring 2026.

• February 12, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:45pm
• Online