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12/13

Days of Deals 2024

Shop Penn features 12 days of deals for the holiday season, with discounts at the Penn Bookstore, Louie Louie, Goldie, and more.

12:00 a.m.

Various locations

12/3

The Inquisition's Inquisitor

students at the lea library kislak center researching walt whitman

Penn Libraries celebrates the publication of the first comprehensive biography of Henry Charles Lea, whose library, including the physical space, and papers reside in the Kislak Center. A talk will take place by Richard L. Kagan, author of “The Inquisition’s Inquisitor: Henry Charles Lea of Philadelphia.”

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

12/4

Lorraine Beitler Lecture

Exterior of Van Pelt Library under autumn leaves.

Maurice Samuels, a professor of French at Yale, delivers the Lorraine Beitler Lecture, about Jewish reactions to the Dreyfus Affair in different national contexts.

5:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

12/6

Rocky Date Night

In pre-pandemic times, ice skaters enjoy the Penn Ice Rink.

Penn Ice Rink hosts a Rocky-themed night of skating with a speed-skating dating hour, a Rocky and Adrian lookalike contest, and food and drink. Penn students receive half-price tickets.

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Penn Ice Rink, 3130 Walnut St.

Exterior of Van Pelt Library.

Movable Books Opening

Ellen G. K. Rubin will discuss her collection of pop-up and movable books, in connection with the new Penn Libraries exhibitions The Movement of Books and Material World. She will highlight special objects from her collection of 9,000 pop-up and movable books.

For more information, visit library.upenn.edu.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

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