UCSB Library Hours

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Real-Time Study Space Availability 

For real-time study space availability, please check the Waitz building occupancy dashboard online, on the Waitz app (available in Google Play and the Apple App Store), and on the digital displays located throughout the Library.

Public Hours

All patrons and visitors are welcome to use the UCSB Library during public hours. 

All floors of the Library are open.

Gaucho Hours - UCSB Only

During Gaucho Hours (Late Night Study and Study Commons), the Library building is only available to UCSB students, faculty, and staff with a valid campus ID.

Late Night Study

Late Night Study is limited to the 1st and 2nd floors of the Library. Study spaces and collection areas above the 2nd floor are inaccessible during most Late Night Study periods.​ 

You need to use your Access Card (campus ID) at the Paseo West entrance card reader to gain access or to regain access to the building during Late Night Study hours.

Study Commons

Study Commons is limited to the Learning Commons on the 1st and 2nd Floors, Mountain Side. 

You need to use your Access Card (campus ID) at the Mountain entrance to gain access or regain access to the building during Study Commons hours.

24/7 Study Spaces on Campus

24/7 study spaces are available to UCSB students with a valid Access Card in several other buildings on campus.

Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB), Rooms 1203 and 1203F

• Location: HSSB, 1st floor
• Capacity: 20 people
• Features: 2 workstations with Windows PCs

Phelps Hall, Room 1521

• ​Location: Phelps Hall, 1st floor
• Capacity: 40 people
• Features: 40 workstations with Windows PCs; GauchoPrint printers
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