Penn State University Libraries

10/19/2026

🌟 Meet our Librarian Spotlight: Amy Deuink! 🌟

Amy is the Head Librarian at Penn State Shenango and Penn State Beaver, managing the collections, services, spaces, and programs at both campus locations alongside her incredible staff!

Amy loves seeing students use the libraries as a dedicated space to focus and grow. 📚

She encourages everyone to take a break from the screen and randomly browse the library's physical shelves, calling the stacks a fascinating, "slow-tech version" of a social media feed. Amy recalls a student who shared that studying around so many books motivated him to work harder, serving as a powerful reminder of how much there is left to learn! 🏫✨

10/16/2026

Register to join us online at noon ET Thursday, Oct. 22, as three Penn State faculty panelists talk about “Visibility Matters: Exploring the Cost of Closed Knowledge” as part of International Open Access Week 2026.
Christopher Dancy, Laura Weyrich and Alia Levar Wegner will discuss how open access shapes what can be seen, whose knowledge is recognized, who controls data and cultural records, and what responsibilities institutions have to make knowledge accessible and sustainable.
Read more and find the registration link:
https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/visibility-matters-university-libraries-host-online-annual-open-access

Three faculty panelists will discuss open access and the cost of closed knowledge during a University Libraries Oct. 22 online event. A new calculator tool is also now available to help researchers estimate the costs of preparing refereed journal articles, launched by nonprofit SPARC, which supports...

10/14/2026

To celebrate we asked Liz Call, Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair for Special Collections, to share her student-centered vision for our Eberly Family Special Collections, which includes Penn State's University Archives. Read our article and watch its embedded video featuring Liz.

in a recent video interview, Elizabeth Call, head of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library and newly appointed Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair for Special Collections, talks about using her platform to champion student-centered engagement.

10/13/2026

Explore three centuries of Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Scherenschnitte with the experts. Curators Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Christopher Reed are hosting an exclusive public tour through a true Paper Paradise.

When: Thursday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m.
Where: 104 Paterno Library, 140 Curtin Road, University Park.

Plan your visit through the Penn State University Libraries News Page. ➡️ https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/libraries-paper-paradise-exhibition-features-pennsylvania-dutch-paper

10/08/2026

500,000 stats calls for cake! 🎂✨

Our STEM Librarian, Elliott Rose, is breaking down a huge milestone at the Earth and Mineral Sciences Library. Thanks to our amazing community, our physical materials are getting plenty of love—averaging about 7 uses each!

Reminder: You don't have to be an EMS student to use our space. Come study, take a break, and explore what we have to offer.



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Video tour of Penn State's Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library showing a celebratory cake party, study spaces, book collections, and Lego displays.

10/07/2026

Ready to make a plan for the upcoming election? 🗓️🦁

Penn State University Libraries invites you to a non-partisan Voter Workshop as part of The Informed Consumer Series.

Learn how YOU can be an empowered voter!

🗓️ Date: Monday, Oct. 12
⏰️ Time: 12:00 p.m.
🛜 Platform: Zoom

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Flyer for a Penn State University Libraries virtual workshop titled "The Informed Consumer Series: Voter Workshop. Learn how YOU can be an empowered voter!"The text states that this non-partisan workshop will cover voting rights, identifying candidates who represent your values, and the importance of voting.

10/05/2026

🌟 Meet our Librarian of the Week: Jeff Knapp! 🌟

Jeff is the Larry & Ellen Foster Librarian for Communications, working directly with the Bellisario College of Communications and the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences in Liberal Arts. He also manages the Libraries’ extensive news collections!

Jeff loves helping students find film, news, and media resources. 🎬 Jeff encourages everyone to build a daily news-reading habit instead of relying on social media algorithms to find out what is happening in the world. ALL Penn State students University-wide have completely free access to the PressReader database, which features thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world. 🌎️

10/05/2026

📚 Free people read freely!

Stand up to censorship with Penn State University Libraries, Libro.fm, and Silent Book Club. Drop by our Banned Books Week Read-In to celebrate your freedom to read!

🗓️ Tuesday, Oct. 6
⏰ 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍 Leisure Reading Room, Pattee Library

Bring your own book or grab a free audiobook from Libro.fm (while supplies last). We’ll have button-making, zine crafts, and light refreshments.

Read more ➡️ https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/university-libraries-host-banned-books-read-oct-6



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A flyer that reads "FREE THE BOOKS". An illustration of a megaphone sits in the upper left corner, and a stack of books sits in the lower right corner. The text announces an event on October 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Leisure Reading Room in Pattee Library.

10/02/2026

It was a hot August day when my students read a recipe “To Make Pistacho Cream” from Lady Elizabeth Craven’s receipt book out loud, letter by letter, on their first day of class. …

09/29/2026

Check out the University Libraries 2026 Homecoming float! 💙



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Video of the University Libraries homecoming float, balloons, and people handing out candy.