Penn Libraries’ gift names Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections
The Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections at Penn Libraries highlights the programming, pedagogy, and resources that promote a deep understanding of global issues and cultural competence.
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The University of Pennsylvania Libraries has announced a naming gift from Penn Libraries Board of Advisors member Stephanie Zilberman and her husband Dan Zilberman to create the Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections. The gift will transform the fifth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center into a hub for engagement with Penn’s global collections.
“This milestone gift from the Zilberman family sets in motion our plans for a vibrant center of academic life and collaboration that cultivates global citizens and prepares them to navigate an increasingly interconnected world,” says Brigitte Weinsteiger, H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director of the Penn Libraries. “With the strong momentum spurred by this gift, we are ready to secure our final commitments and bring this project to fruition.”
The Zilberman Center exemplifies the Penn Libraries’ commitment to foster programming, pedagogy, and resources that promote a deep understanding of global issues and cultural competence. To date, more than 20 donors have rallied behind the capital project, which launched in 2023. The Penn Libraries aims to secure the philanthropic commitments needed to fully support the project by June 2026.
The new home for the Zilberman Center is part of a larger effort to strategically redesign Libraries spaces for a new era of learning and interaction. The facility will include a gallery to showcase global acquisitions and collections, a forum to host lively discussion and debate, and a variety of spaces to study alone or in small groups—in addition to seminar rooms and offices for librarians specializing in African, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Russian and East European, and South Asian studies.
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