Research Data & Digital Scholarship Upcoming Events

May 18 - Dec 18

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Print the Declaration of Independence

Make a reservation to visit Common Press and print a copy of the Declaration of Independence for yourself.

• May 18 - December 18, 2026
• Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

Jun 18

• Symposium

Open to the Public

Beyond the Game: Strength, Community, Global Impact

A free public symposium bringing together scholars, artists, advocates, and community leaders to celebrate Haitian culture, identity, and global influence.

• June 18, 2026
• 10:00am - 3:00pm
• Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Sixth floor

Jun 18

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Two Illuminated Jewish Marriage Contracts

On June 18, curator Dot Porter will be joined by Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian Louis Meiselman, who will show us two illuminated ketubahs, or Jewish marriage contracts.

• June 18, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Jun 18

• Concert

Open to the Public

Beyond the Game: Musical Celebration

A free public concert at Penn Live Arts / Annenberg Plaza celebrating Haitian culture, identity, and global influence.

• June 18, 2026
• 4:00pm - 6:00pm
• Penn Live Arts / Annenberg Plaza, 3680 Walnut St

Jun 24 - 26

• Conference

Open to the Public

Association for Computers and the Humanities 2026 Regional Hub

The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) will hold ACH 2026, a virtual conference, from June 24-26, 2026. The Penn Libraries will serve as a Regional Hub for the conference, providing a space for participants to watch the virtual conference sessions together.

• June 24 - 26, 2026
• Room 113: Collaborative Classroom, Room 114: Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor

Jun 25

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Penitential Psalms in French

On June 25, curator Dot Porter will bring out Ms. Codex 1564, a copy of the Penitential Psalms in French, written in France in the 17th century.

• June 25, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Jul 02

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Treatise on Weight in Arabic

On July 2, curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 386, substantial sections from an illustrated treatise on the measurement of weight, with a historical introduction to theories of gravity and weighing in Greek and Arabic science.

• July 2, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Jul 22

• Lecture

Open to the Public

Penn Libraries Presents: Saving Bits, Burning Watts: Digital Collections Carbon Footprint Assessment at Penn Libraries

This talk shares the results of a carbon footprint assessment of Penn Libraries’ digital collections environments and explores how storage decisions, redundancy, and system design shape environmental impact.

• July 22, 2026
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Class of '55, Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Sep 24 - 25

• Symposium

Open to the Public

The Foucault Century

2026 marks the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth and the 50-year anniversary of the publication of his landmark History of Sexuality, Vol. 1. This two-day symposium offers a renewed assessment of Foucault’s thought.

• September 24 - 25, 2026
• Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center