Directions

Before travelling to campus, please check UCSB Library hours. Please note Special Research Collections has limited hours and is generally not open on the weekends.

UCSB Library is in the center of campus off UCEN Road. See the detailed Interactive Campus Map for the exact location and step-by-step directions.

Driving Directions

Traveling north on Highway 101:

  • Take exit for Airport/UCSB, merging onto CA-217 W
  • At end of CA-217 W, enter campus through Henley Gate
  • Immediately veer right onto Mesa Road, avoiding the traffic circle
  • At second stoplight, turn left onto University Plaza
  • At stop sign, turn right to descend into Parking Structure 18 (Mesa Parking Structure)
  • Walk east to University Plaza then south to the Library (walking directions)

Traveling south on Highway 101:

  • Take Patterson Avenue exit
  • Turn left onto Patterson Avenue
  • Take first left onto 101N
  • Stay left to merge onto CA-217 W toward UCSB
  • At end of CA-217 W, enter campus through Henley Gate
  • Immediately veer right onto Mesa Road, avoiding the traffic circle
  • At second stoplight, turn left onto University Plaza
  • At stop sign, turn right to descend into Parking Structure 18 (Mesa Parking Structure)
  • Walk east to University Plaza then south to the Library (walking directions)

Visitors must purchase and display a parking permit. Parking rates posted at Campus Parking and Information Services.

Bus

Please see Santa Barbara MTD for bus schedules and rates.

Deliveries to the Library Loading Dock

Traveling South on the U.S. 101 Freeway

  • Exit right on Los Carneros Road
  • Follow to Mesa Road
  • Turn left on Mesa Road
  • Follow to roundabout onto Lagoon Road
  • Turn right on UCen Road
  • At the Stop sign, turn right onto the “Science Walk” pedestrian pathway between the Life Sciences Building and the Psychology East Building
  • Proceed down the pathway until you see a sign that says "Library Shipping & Receiving" and turn left across the bike path
  • Proceed past the BioEngineering building to the Library loading dock

Traveling North on the U.S. 101 Freeway

  • Exit Ward Memorial Blvd. (HWY 217)
  • Follow to roundabout onto Lagoon Road
  • Turn right on UCen Road
  • At the Stop sign, turn right onto the “Science Walk” pedestrian pathway between the Life Sciences Building and the Psychology East Building
  • Proceed down the pathway until you see a sign that says "Library Shipping & Receiving" and turn left across the bike path
  • Proceed past the BioEngineering building to the Library loading dock