Reading period access: From April 30 to May 14, access to the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and the Fisher Fine Arts Library will be limited to PennCard holders and other Penn affiliates. Find more information.

Penn Libraries

Featured Collections

The Penn Libraries' global collections encompass hundreds of languages and scripts across a broad range of subject areas, preserving the rich cultural and scholarly record from Africa, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South Asia. Read about some of our unique recent acquisitions.

Photograph of stack of Chinese books.

Exploring Chinese Internet Literature

To more accurately reflect the diversity of literature in China, the Penn Libraries has made a special effort to add recent internet novels that have been published in print form to our collection.

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Photograph of small pamphlet books printed at the Common Press
  • Workshop
May 9, 2024

Relaxing Bookbinding: The Pamphlet

Stop by and make an easy-to-bind, colorful, single section pamphlet book with the Common Press.

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Lower Level)
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
May 9, 2024

Tea & Tarot

Come to this monthly event to have your cards read and drink tea!

 

  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Weigle Information Commons Rooms and Booths, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff