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We won’t bury the lede: this week, therapy dogs are returning to the Penn Libraries! And that’s just one of the study break options we’ll have available during reading days and finals. Here’s everything we have going on in the coming days. library.upenn.edu/events
Historian Elizabeth A. R. Brown, who died August 8 at age 92, honored the Libraries with a bequest to establish an archive preserving the professional papers of medieval historians and an endowed archivist position to develop and manage it. library.upenn.edu/news/brown…
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Our fall exhibits are closing soon! Don't miss out on Material World, The Movement of Books, Boxing at the Legendary Blue, and more.
Here's a look at all our exhibits currently on display, including how to visit and closing dates. library.upenn.edu/exhibits
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This Friday 10am-1pm, check out a student-curated pop-up exhibit about Frances Steloff, who founded the influential Gotham Art and Book Mart in the 1920s. library.upenn.edu/events/boo…
This week at the Libraries, take a moment to stop and create something! We’ve got workshops on jewelry making, letterpress printing, and more—there’s even something for the less artistically inclined. Here’s a look at our upcoming events. library.upenn.edu/events
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Before heading off for Thanksgiving break, grab one of the books from the Featured Books display on the first floor of Van Pelt Library. This month we're featuring novels, memoirs, histories, and poetry collections that feature the stories of Native Americans.
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I'm through accepting limits
'cause someone says they're so.
Some things I cannot change
but 'till I try I'll never know.
✨ This one goes out to all the Wicked girlies who will still be singing their way through Thanksgiving. Ft. our first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Heads up, library fans! The Penn Libraries will be closed on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving break. We hope you get some well-earned rest this week!
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Skin diseases can affect anyone, yet dermatology education is often limited in the medical school curricula. @VisualDX helps fill in the gap. Here are some of the ways that Penn clinicians are using this tool in their research, teaching, and practice. library.upenn.edu/news/visua…
Happy birthday, Eugene Ormandy! The onetime director of @philorch was born on Nov 18, 1899. The Penn Libraries is home to a collection of his papers that includes music scores, correspondence, programs, photographs, recordings, and oral histories. library.upenn.edu/collection…
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In a Q&A with Penn Today, Brie Gettleson talks about Latin American resources and makes the case for working with librarians. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/pen…
Here at the Penn Libraries, we're always trying to bring a little bit of delight to your day. Stop by for one of our events to learn about GIS tools, play around with mixed reality tech, create a fidget spinner or a handmade notebook, and so much more. library.upenn.edu/events
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In our new exhibition at the Barbara Bates Center for the History of Nursing, explore the history of wartime nursing through recruitment posters, postcards, magazines and photographs. library.upenn.edu/exhibits/t…
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As part of our exhibit The Movement of Books, curator Dot Porter and Program Coordinator Christine Kemp worked together to create this “book” of moveable marginalia! Check it out for yourself in the Goldstein Gallery on the sixth floor of Van Pelt Library.
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Last Saturday, Penn played Cornell in their 130th meeting. In the spirit of #Homecoming weekend, check out this video from the Penn Archives documenting a game between the two teams that took place over 100 years ago. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/arc…
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Have you ever wondered how you "get" a copyright for your academic article, book, or creative work? Good news: you probably already have one! Here's Assistant General Counsel and Copyright Advisor Stephen Wolfson on what makes something "copyrightable."
While serving in World War II, author and illustrator Ashley Bryan filled sketchbooks with portraits of fellow soldiers and drawings of day-to-day life in Le Havre, France. Here’s a look at some of those materials in our collections. #VeteransDay uniqueatpenn.wordpress.com/2…
Things might be getting real out there, but everyone at the Penn Libraries is here for you! This week, we’ve got workshops that will help you get your research in order, contemplate your future career, understand copyright, and more. library.upenn.edu/events
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Drop by the Featured Books and DVDs display in Van Pelt Library anytime this month and pick up one of our reading or watching recommendations selected for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth!
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