Our objective is to design an ideal space for next generation scholarship. We want to enhance teaching, learning, and research on campus by providing a modern knowledge environment that is welcoming and inspiring. Our goal is to build a library that allows everyone to be more effective, productive, comfortable, and creative.
- Addition of approx. 60,000 gross square feet
- Renovation of roughly 92,000 square feet
- 20% more study space
- Additional and enhanced group study and collaboration spaces
- Welcoming Paseo entrance
- Expanded wireless access and more power outlets
- New Arts Library with dedicated exhibit space housed within the main Library
- New Special Collections facility with state-of-the-art technology for preservation
- Faculty collaboration studio
- Naturally-lit reading galleries
- LEED Gold certification for addition and renovation
Facts and FAQs
- UCSB Library Addition and Renovation Project Fact Sheet (pdf)
- General FAQs
- Funding FAQs
- Environmental Impact FAQs
