Today's Events & Exhibitions
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- Thu, 10/17/2024 - 11:00am to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am
Location: Special Research Collections
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Exhibition
The Library is pleased to present an exhibit of original materials from the Trianon Press, one of the newest additions to UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections. Please join us for the ...
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- Mon, 12/02/2024 - 12:00pm to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 12:00pm
Location: Sara Miller McCune Arts Library
Exhibition
Exhibition
The study of the arts is an essential element of a classical education. With world-renowned faculty in Art & Architecture, Dance, Film & Media Studies, Music, Studio Art, and Theater, and the nation’s only Bachelor’s degree in the field of Book Arts, UCSB enables students of all...
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- Mon, 01/27/2025 - 12:00pm to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am
Location: Mountain Gallery
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Exhibition
UCSB Library is excited to present the works of Macduff Everton and Mary Heebner in the exhibition Polar Opposites.
For over three decades of love and collaboration, photographer Macduff Everton and painter Mary Heebner explore the world, both in image and word. Both artists are alumni of...
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- Wed, 02/05/2025 - 12:00pm to Mon, 06/30/2025 - 12:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
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Exhibition
Bees are essential for global food production and the pollination of wild and cultivated plants, yet their numbers and diversity are declining. Understanding the causes is challenging due to limited data on bee species distribution and their traits that influence their vulnerability or...
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Apr
1
1
- Tue, 04/01/2025 - 4:00pm
Location: Pacific View Room
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UCSB Library is pleased to present Jonathan Schooler (Psychological and Brain Sciences) in the...
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Apr
2
2
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
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Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
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Apr
7
7
- Mon, 04/07/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Event
Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing project. Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and following a simple pattern.
...
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Apr
9
9
- Wed, 01/22/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Event
Join the UCSB Reads Student-Led Book Club for an engaging, student-driven exploration of this year’s UCSB Reads selection,...
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Apr
9
9
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event
Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
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Apr
9
9
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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Event
Meet up with your fellow fiber artists at the Makerspace. This event is a casual, drop-in event where you can work on crochet, knitting, or any other yarn art. Feel free to start a new project, or bring a project you've been...
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Apr
10
10
- Thu, 04/10/2025 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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The Unix Shell is a powerful command-line interface that allows you to control your computer more efficiently than a traditional graphical interface. This hands-on workshop will introduce fundamental skills, including navigating files and directories, manipulating data, and writing simple...
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Apr
10
10
- Thu, 04/10/2025 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Location: Mountain Courtyard
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Event
Join the UCSB Library and Graduate Division for this fun social event.
This event is FREE to all current graduate students. Registration is required.
**If you would like to drink wine at this event, be sure to bring either a passport or driver's license so we can verify that you...
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Apr
10
10
- Thu, 04/10/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Join us for a hands-on journey into the world of laser cutting, where you'll learn how to turn your digital design ideas into physical objects. We will provide template designs available for you to customize so that you get to...
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Apr
11
11
- Fri, 04/11/2025 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Event
The Unix Shell is a powerful command-line interface that allows you to control your computer more efficiently than a traditional graphical interface. This hands-on workshop will introduce fundamental skills, including navigating files and directories, manipulating data, and writing simple...
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Apr
11
11
- Fri, 04/11/2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
The “Zotero Basics” workshops last two hours and will cover all aspects of using Zotero to manage citations for your personal research. While the basic workshops are designed for beginners, tips will be...
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Apr
12
12
- Sat, 04/12/2025 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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Event
Welcome, future Gauchos! Visit the Library's Makerspace (1st floor, Ocean side) to check out the creative technologies such as 3d printing, laser cutting, sewing, electronics, and more available for free to students. Create a one-of-a-kind DIY pin button and meet the team to learn more about our...
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Apr
14
14
- Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll learn the basics of Git, a powerful command line tool for tracking changes in coding projects, and GitHub, a web-based platform for sharing and collaborating on code. We'll guide you through setting up a Git project, making and tracking changes,...
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Apr
14
14
- Mon, 04/14/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
Apr
16
16
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Event
This workshop builds on the Getting Started with Git and GitHub session, introducing essential collaboration techniques. You'll learn how to work with branches and forks, follow best practices for preventing and resolving merge conflicts, and use Git effectively within integrated development...
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Apr
16
16
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Special Research Collections
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Event
Join us for a conversation between long-time local activist and author Jane Honikman and historian...
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Apr
16
16
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event
Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
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Apr
17
17
- Thu, 04/17/2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus
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Event
Connect with nature through a guided nature tour and hands-on restoration activity at sites around the Campus Lagoon. Join...
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Apr
19
19
- Sat, 04/19/2025 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: UCSB Pollock Theater
Event
Event
Advanced registration is recommended.
This event is presented by the Carsey-Wolf Center in conjunction with...
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Apr
21
21
- Mon, 04/21/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Event
In celebration of the 2025 UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, join us for a joyful arts and crafts night. For Earth Day, collage together your vision of what makes our campus beautiful....
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Apr
22
22
- Tue, 04/22/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
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Event
Join us for UCSB Library's Inaugural Kenneth Karmiole Annual Lecture series in Religion in American Life featuring Dr. J. Gordon Melton. In 1968, Melton founded the Institute for the Study of American Religion...
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Apr
23
23
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event
Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
More
Apr
23
23
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event
Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
More
Apr
26
26
- Sat, 04/26/2025 - 1:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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Event
Take a tour of the Library's new Makerspace and see the innovative technologies available to UCSB students, faculty, and staff for academic, research or personal exploration. Tours are free and open to all alumni.
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Apr
26
26
- Sat, 04/26/2025 - 1:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Event
Take a tour of the Library's new Makerspace and see the innovative technologies available to UCSB students, faculty, and staff for academic, research or personal exploration. Tours are free and open to all alumni.
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Apr
28
28
- Mon, 04/28/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
Data visualizations are powerful tools for showcasing patterns and insights from research findings. However, their effectiveness in communicating information relies heavily on sound design and accuracy principles. Join us for a discussion on what makes data visualizations effective and the...
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Apr
29
29
- Tue, 04/29/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event
Event
Apr
30
30
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event
Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
More
May
1
1
- Thu, 05/01/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Event
In celebration of the 2025 UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, the Library invites you to learn a new skill. Join us for a free 3D modeling workshop where you create a design that can be...
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May
2
2
- Fri, 05/02/2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus
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Event
Location: St. Michael’s Community Garden, 6586 Picasso Rd, Goleta, CA 93117
Join the UCSB Library and the...
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May
7
7
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
The UCSB Library is offering a workshop for graduate students on publishing. This workshop is designed to teach students about the different venues available for publishing articles, manuscripts, and...
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May
7
7
- Wed, 03/05/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/12/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/19/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 03/26/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/02/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/16/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/30/2025 - 5:00pm
- Wed, 05/07/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event
Event
UCSB Reads on KCSB-FM 91.9
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with...
More
May
8
8
- Thu, 05/08/2025 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall
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Event
Ross Gay, the author of the UCSB Reads 2025 book The Book of Delights: Essays will present a free, public talk in UCSB’s Campbell Hall, followed by Q...
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May
9
9
- Fri, 05/09/2025 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to transform and clean messy spreadsheets using OpenRefine, an open-source tool designed for data wrangling. Whether you're dealing with inconsistent data, duplicates, or complex formatting issues, OpenRefine will help you automate and streamline the...
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May
12
12
- Mon, 05/12/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Online
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Join us for a virtual lecture by the 2024 Kenneth Karmiole Research Fellow, Pete Johnson, who used primary sources materials from the Library's Special Research Collections in...
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May
13
13
- Tue, 05/13/2025 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Event
This is a hands-on workshop where we will introduce participants to APIs and how to interact with them using Postman, without requiring programming knowledge. Attendees will learn key API concepts, authentication methods, and how to perform requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) using the GitHub API...
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May
15
15
- Thu, 05/15/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
The UCSB Library is offering a workshop for graduate students on managing professional identities online.
In this workshop we will cover:
- Identifying...
May
15
15
- Thu, 05/15/2025 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Event
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) and UCSB Library invite you to join us for an exhilarating event celebrating knowledge, innovation, and the art of effective communication. Hear students from diverse disciplines condense...
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May
28
28
- Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to the University of California Open Access Repository, eScholarship. Attendees will learn how to claim their eScholarship author profile,...
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May
29
29
- Thu, 05/29/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Please join us for a reception and awards ceremony honoring the recipients of the 2025 Library Award for Undergraduate Research. Prizes of $750 for first place and $500 for second place will be awarded in each of three categories: Sciences & Engineering, Humanities & Fine Arts, and...
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Jun
6
6
- Fri, 06/06/2025 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Take a healthy study break before finals. Stretch, color, grab snacks, and pick up free bluebooks and scantrons. Sign-up for a massage (first-come, first-served, in person, starting at 10:50am).
In collaboration with UCSB Health & Wellness and...
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- Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00pm to Tue, 03/17/2026 - 12:00pm
Location: Learning Commons
Exhibition
Exhibition
Art and science are often seen as distinct, yet both thrive on creativity. Scientists, like artists, seek new perspectives, experiment with ideas, and push boundaries to reveal something novel. The Art of Science competition at UCSB celebrates this shared spirit of innovation, transforming...
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