Since 1750, the Penn Libraries has served the teaching, research and learning needs of scholars. The Libraries' collections was founded by Benjamin Franklin and consists of over seven million physical volumes housed in 14 libraries, plus a digital library of millions more.
The Penn Libraries regularly shares news, resources, services, and event information through these platforms:
This page lists only those libraries, centers, programs, and projects within the Penn Libraries which maintain separate social media channels.
Biotech Commons
The services and collections of the Biotech Commons facilitate research, education, and patient care decisions for the University of Pennsylvania health sciences community.
The services and collections of the Biotech Commons facilitate research, education, and patient care decisions for the University of Pennsylvania health sciences community.
Canvas
Canvas is the University-wide educational platform managed by the Libraries’ Courseware Services Team.
Canvas is the University-wide educational platform managed by the Libraries’ Courseware Services Team.
Common Press
The Common Press — a collaboration between Penn Libraries, the Weitzman School of Design, and Kelly Writers House — is Penn’s letterpress and book arts studio.
The Common Press — a collaboration between Penn Libraries, the Weitzman School of Design, and Kelly Writers House — is Penn’s letterpress and book arts studio.
Community Engagement
Penn Libraries Community Engagement works towards access and equity for learners of all ages through public school library advocacy, community partnerships, and literacy engagement initiatives.
Penn Libraries Community Engagement works towards access and equity for learners of all ages through public school library advocacy, community partnerships, and literacy engagement initiatives.
Fisher Fine Arts Library
The collections of the Fisher Fine Arts Library cover architecture, city planning, historic preservation, history of art, landscape architecture, the studio arts, and urban design.
The collections of the Fisher Fine Arts Library cover architecture, city planning, historic preservation, history of art, landscape architecture, the studio arts, and urban design.
Judaica Digital Humanities
Judaica Digital Humanities at the Penn Libraries is a robust program of projects and tools for experimental digital scholarship with Judaica collections.
Judaica Digital Humanities at the Penn Libraries is a robust program of projects and tools for experimental digital scholarship with Judaica collections.
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
The Kislak Center fosters innovative approaches to integrating material and digital research and advocating for open data.
The Kislak Center fosters innovative approaches to integrating material and digital research and advocating for open data.
Levy Dental Medicine Library
The Dental School Library's collection covers all aspects of dental medicine and the related basic sciences.
The Dental School Library's collection covers all aspects of dental medicine and the related basic sciences.
Lippincott Library of the Wharton School
The Lippincott Library is the University of Pennsylvania's business library, serving the research needs of Wharton and the Penn community.
The Lippincott Library is the University of Pennsylvania's business library, serving the research needs of Wharton and the Penn community.
Manuscripts of the Muslim World Project
Manuscripts of the Muslim World will include digital editions of more than 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings from the Islamicate world broadly construed.
Manuscripts of the Muslim World will include digital editions of more than 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings from the Islamicate world broadly construed.