Our History
Discover how we got started and where we're headed.
Community Engagement
The Penn Libraries Community Engagement team is made up of educators, librarians, and Penn students who collaborate with community partners to ask questions about literacy and library access. Through resource sharing, school library collection development, and storytelling initiatives, we seek to address issues of injustice and resource inequity using a strength-based, learner-centered approach where library experiences serve as a key place in literacy development.
School Library Partnerships
Learn about our collaboratively run school library spaces and check out our guides and training materials.
Our Work with Students
Learn about our University of Pennsylvania work-study student team and find out how to become part of it.
Collection Development
Explore our process for collecting books for school libraries and access some of our curated collections virtually!
Storytelling, Bookmaking, and Community Literacy
Learn about our collaborative, community-facing programming that celebrates the stories of all readers and writers.
Partners
Meet the community and Penn partners that make our work possible
Contact Us
Location: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 5th floor, Office 528
Phone: 215-898-2316
Email: libcommeng@pobox.upenn.edu