Due to police activity on the College Green, access to Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center is restricted until further notice. Current students, faculty and staff with a valid Penn card are permitted to enter and exit through the Rosengarten Undergraduate Study Center on the ground floor. 

During reading period, April 30 to May 14: Access to Van Pelt and Fisher Fine Arts Library is limited. Find more information.

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May 16, 2024

Black Squirrel Pattern Printing and Button Making: An Open Studio Event

Come print a pattern paper designed by Common Press studio coordinator Erica Honson, featuring black squirrels and architectural elements of the Fisher Fine Arts Library. And make your own button featuring the pattern.

  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Lower Level)
Open to the Public
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  • Workshop
May 17, 2024

Letterpress-printed Business Cards Workshop

For people who have taken the Intro to Letterpress Workshop in the past 2 years, this class invites you to dive further into your letterpress practice. Come design and print your own business or calling cards with text of your choice! 

  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Lower Level)
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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  • Workshop
May 22, 2024

Copyright Chat: Authorship and Generative AI

In this copyright chat, copyright advisor Stephen Wolfson will discuss authorship in copyright law and when works generated by artificial intelligence may qualify for copyright protection.

  • 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Meyerson Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Open to the Public

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