Today's Events & Exhibitions

Feb
10
A circuit board heart with UC campus names
  • Mon, 02/10/2025 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Online
Event

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) serve as powerful tools for accessing and interacting with data in a structured and automated manner, providing capabilities far beyond what is possible through traditional interfaces. Despite their ubiquity in software development, APIs remain...

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Trianon press reproductions of artwork from Peter Kendal Bushe, William Blake, and Ben Shahn.
  • Thu, 10/17/2024 - 11:00am to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am
Location: Special Research Collections
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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Creative Currents Archival Image
  • Mon, 12/02/2024 - 12:00pm to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 12:00pm
Location: Sara Miller McCune Arts Library
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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A Macduff Everton photograph over a Mary Heeber painting
  • Mon, 01/27/2025 - 12:00pm to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am
Location: Mountain Gallery
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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macro photo of an anthidium palliventre bee
  • Wed, 02/05/2025 - 12:00pm to Mon, 06/30/2025 - 12:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
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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Feb
11
3D printing
  • Tue, 02/11/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a guided tutorial where you will learn to 3D model in Autodesk Fusion. You will be able to send your models directly to our 3D printers and later pick up your one-of-a-kind design. No experience needed!

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Feb
12
A circuit board heart with UC campus names
  • Wed, 02/12/2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Location: Online
Event

Join us for practical tips on qualitative data de-identification and strategies to tackle the unique challenges researchers face when working with human subject data. This session will feature QualiAnon, an open-source tool designed to help researchers securely anonymize and pseudonymize...

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Feb
12
A circuit board heart with UC campus names
  • Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Online
Event

Quarto is a publication tool built into the RStudio multilanguage data analysis and visualization platform, often used in conjunction with code notebooks. Quarto enables a more reproducible approach to data-driven research by integrating documentation, code, and results in one document. But it’s...

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Feb
12
Colorful hand bound journals with exposed spine binding
  • Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

In celebration of the 2025 UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, the Library invites you to create a journal for logging your own daily insights of delight. Join us for a free bookbinding...

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Feb
13
A circuit board heart with UC campus names
  • Thu, 02/13/2025 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Location: Online
Event

In this workshop, we will discuss why you might consider relational databases to store research data. We will go over how to insert data in and retrieve data from a database using R and duckDB (duckdb.org). We will focus on how to use the R dbplyr (dbplyr.tidyverse.org) package to integrate...

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Feb
13
Illustration of a grid of items around the words Literature Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Thu, 02/13/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

Registration is required.

In this workshop, you will learn how to get started creating a Literature Review, including:

● What Literature Reviews are, and where to find them
● How to use concept mapping to identify...

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Feb
13
Yarn and crochet hooks
  • Thu, 02/13/2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Meet up with your fellow fiber artists at the Makerspace. This event is just 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 working on. We will provide yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting...

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Feb
14
Valentine's Day Card Making
  • Fri, 02/14/2025 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

This event is a casual, drop-in event where you can make a Valentine's Day card for your friend (or crush). During this two hour period, we'll have paper, markers, and other crafting supplies.

We will not have formal instruction during this time, but our staff are happy to provide...

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Feb
19
Poster for workshop, with DREAM Lab and RStudio logos
  • Wed, 02/19/2025 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
Event

If you have attended an introductory R workshop or have a solid grasp of the basics of using R for programming and data analysis, this workshop is the perfect next step. Designed for those wanting to code with more confidence or refine their skills, we’ll focus on writing readable, concise, and...

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Feb
20
Sewing machine
  • Thu, 02/20/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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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Feb
21
Electronics supplies
  • Fri, 02/21/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a guided electronics project! We will discover the basics of wiring a circuit and show how you can use electronic components to create your ideas. All materials will be provided.

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Feb
25
Poster for workshop, with DREAM Lab and Python logos
  • Tue, 02/25/2025 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
  • Thu, 02/27/2025 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This workshop introduces some of the common methods and terminologies used in machine learning research. We'll cover topics such as data preparation and resampling, model building, and model evaluation. It is a hands-on workshop where participants will code in Python using the Scikit-learn...

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Feb
25
Color threads woven together
  • Tue, 02/25/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

In celebration of the 2025 UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, discover the joy of weaving. On World Bookmark Day, learn how to weave your own bookmark out of embroidery thread. No...

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Feb
27
Poster for workshop, with DREAM Lab and Python logos
  • Tue, 02/25/2025 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
  • Thu, 02/27/2025 - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This workshop introduces some of the common methods and terminologies used in machine learning research. We'll cover topics such as data preparation and resampling, model building, and model evaluation. It is a hands-on workshop where participants will code in Python using the Scikit-learn...

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Feb
27
Laser cutter
  • Thu, 02/27/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

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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Feb
28
Illustration of a grid of items around a three books with a checkmark
  • Fri, 02/28/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

Registration is required. 

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,...

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Mar
5
A studio microphone
  • 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

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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Mar
12
Illustration of a grid of items around a blueprint with a patent illustration
  • Wed, 03/12/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

Registration is required.

UCSB librarians will provide a presentation on patents geared to graduate students, although everyone is welcome. Learn more about the valuable legal, business, and technical information patents...

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Mar
12
A studio microphone
  • 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

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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Mar
14
Rainbow over icons of yoga, snacks, and activities
  • Fri, 03/14/2025 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

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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Mar
19
A studio microphone
  • 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

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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Mar
26
A studio microphone
  • 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

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
2
A studio microphone
  • 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

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
  • Wed, 01/22/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Wed, 04/09/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Fish Bowl
Event

RSVP in advance.

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
A studio microphone
  • 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

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
10
UCSB Library Wine & Cheese Grad Appreciation Reception over faded image of Library mountain entrance
  • Thu, 04/10/2025 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Location: Mountain Courtyard
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
16
A studio microphone
  • 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

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
UCSB campus lagoon with spring wild flowers
  • Thu, 04/17/2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus
Event

RSVP in advance.

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
23
A studio microphone
  • 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

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
A studio microphone
  • 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

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
26
All Gaucho Reunion Tour of the Makerspace
  • Sat, 04/26/2025 - 1:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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
All Gaucho Reunion Tour of the Makerspace
  • Sat, 04/26/2025 - 1:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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
30
A studio microphone
  • 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

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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May
7
A studio microphone
  • 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

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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May
8
  • Thu, 05/08/2025 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall
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
29
Library Award for Undergraduate Research
  • Thu, 05/29/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

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
Spring Study Break
  • Fri, 06/06/2025 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

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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