Today's Events & Exhibitions

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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GOING
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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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
20
Teaching Symposium
  • Thu, 03/20/2025 - 9:30am to 5:30pm
  • Fri, 03/21/2025 - 9:30am to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

The Office of Teaching and Learning and the UCSB Library invite you to attend the 2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium on Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21. This year’s program brings together UCSB instructors...

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Mar
21
Teaching Symposium
  • Thu, 03/20/2025 - 9:30am to 5:30pm
  • Fri, 03/21/2025 - 9:30am to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

The Office of Teaching and Learning and the UCSB Library invite you to attend the 2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium on Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21. This year’s program brings together UCSB instructors...

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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
1
Jonathan Schooler
  • Tue, 04/01/2025 - 4:00pm
Location: Pacific View Room
Event

Register here.

UCSB Library is pleased to present Jonathan Schooler (Psychological and Brain Sciences) in the Pacific...

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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: Instruction & Training 2509
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
11
Illustration of a grid of items around a red Z in a grey cube
  • Fri, 04/11/2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

Registration is required.

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
14
  • Mon, 04/14/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

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In collaboration with UCSB Reads, Health and Wellness invites you to an...

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Apr
16
Co-sponsored with the Center for Feminist Futures and the Health Justice and Community Initiative
  • Wed, 04/16/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Special Research Collections
Event

RSVP here.

Join us for a conversation between long-time local activist and author Jane Honikman and historian ...

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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...

More
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
19
Kurosawa's Dreams with UCSB Reads
  • Sat, 04/19/2025 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: UCSB Pollock Theater
Event

Advanced registration is recommended. 

This event is presented by the Carsey-Wolf Center in conjunction with...

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Apr
22
J. Gordon Melton
  • Tue, 04/22/2025 - 5:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
Event

RSVP here.

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 and then donated...

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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...

More
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
2
Orange fruit on a tree with Storke tower in the background
  • Fri, 05/02/2025 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus
Event

Location: St. Michael’s Community Garden,  6586 Picasso Rd, Goleta, CA 93117

RSVP in advance.

Join the UCSB Library and the...

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May
7
Illustration of a grid of items around a three books with a checkmark
  • Wed, 05/07/2025 - 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, and...

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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...

More
May
8
Ross Gay
  • 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
12
Exterior of the UCSB Library Mountain Entrance
  • Mon, 05/12/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Online
Event

Registration link

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 support of his...

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May
15
image of a microphone with a blurry audience in the background
  • Thu, 05/15/2025 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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
Exterior of the UCSB Library Mountain Entrance
  • Wed, 05/28/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

Registration is required.

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
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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