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Library Tours and Orientations

Work with a librarian to arrange a library orientation for a cohort of students, faculty, or staff, either for a general introduction or to focus on specific, disciplinary resources. We offer tours and orientations throughout the year. Arrange a tour or orientation for the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Holman Biotech Commons, Fisher Fine Arts Library, or any of our 19 libraries and spaces. Orientations will introduce students and staff to the range of services, collections, and specialists available to the Penn community, and can be customized to your specific needs.

To set up a tour focused on a specific academic subject, start by booking a consultation with a subject librarian in your discipline. Interested in a basic tour or not sure whom to contact? Chat with us online, or request a consultation to be matched with a specialist.

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Upcoming Events

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  • Workshop
September 9, 2026

Business Research Strategies

Join us for an overview of essential business resources and self-help tools from Lippincott Library to support your academic, career and entrepreneurial goals, from accessing key publications like Harvard Business Review to researching industries and finding financial data.

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
  • Room 247: Joseph B. Glossberg Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
  • Workshop
September 17, 2026

Manuscript Studies Interest Group: Music

For the Manuscript Studies Interest Group on September 17, we'll look at books about music - treatises and song books - from across time and around the world.

  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor
Open to the Public
Illustration of a diagram from an Arabic treatise
  • Workshop
October 1, 2026

Coffee with a Codex: Treatise on Weight in Arabic

On October 1 (rescheduled from 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.

  • 12:00pm - 12:30pm
  • Online
Open to the Public
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