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- Workshop
December 1, 2025
Sewing 101 & Textile Mending
Join the Leon Levy Dental Library Medicine Library for a screen-free crafternoon with Mia D'Avanza, the Director of Fisher Fine Arts Library. Mia will teach the simple life skills of sewing and mending. All skill levels are welcome.
- 11:30am - 1:30pm
- Room LL02A: Electronic Classroom, Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library
Open to Penn Dental Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Lecture
December 2, 2025
A Book That Got Around: The Many Contexts of "Aristotle’s Masterpiece"
In this talk, guest speaker Mary Fissell will use the inscriptions in the Penn copy of the 1684 edition of Aristotle’s Masterpiece to explore the material contexts of the book’s uses.
- 5:30pm - 7:00pm
- Hybrid: Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor; and on Zoom
Open to the Public
- Lecture
December 3, 2025
Penn Libraries Presents: Valeria Kremser - Uninvited Guests: Common Library Pests and Other Happenstance Visitors
In this crash course on Integrated pest management (IPM) led by Senior Conservation Technician Valeria Kremser, we will go over the usual suspects, the sidekicks that help keep their populations down, and some critters that may bumble their way into the library.
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Class of '55 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Open to the Public
Meet Our Team
Sam Duplessis
Interim Director of Development sd1@upenn.edu
John Campbell
Assistant Director of Development, Operations johnrc@upenn.edu
Charlie Grafman
Associate Director of Development cgrafman@upenn.edu