Currently on view on the main floor of Davidson Library is Picturing Community: Posters, Photography, and Poetry from the Kearny Street Workshop Archives.

The UCSB Library just received $239,600 from the Mellon-funded "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives awards program" administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The program supports the identification and cataloging of special collections and archives of high scholarly value that are difficult or impossible to locate. The Library will catalog 18,000 discs from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, France, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and Spain that date from 1900 to 1960.

Winter recess hours are in effect through Sunday, January 6.  Regular hours resume on Monday, January 7.

The memory of America's 16th president is very much alive as people flock to the movies to see Daniel Day-Lewis play Abraham Lincoln in Spielberg's biopic of Lincoln's final four months.

The library, including our overnight study service, will be closed from Sunday, December 23 through Tuesday, January 1. 

Recess hours resume on Wednesday, January 2.  Regular hours resume on the first day of Winter Quarter -- Monday, January 7.

For detailed hours for the Davidson Library building, the Arts Library, and our different service areas, please see our Hours page.

UCSB Archaeology professor, Dr. Anabel Ford explains the Maya calendar and the beginning of the 13th Baktun.

The Library would like to thank Evan Hynes, Director of the UCSB chapter of the Undie Run, and the students who participated last night in the Undie Run, for redirecting the gathering to Storke Plaza. Students seeking a quiet space to study for finals were still able to count on the Library as a refuge, and by the look and sound of it, a lot of fun was still had by those who chose to join the Undie Run. Olé, Olé Olé Olé!

The Library invited Cookie Monster into Davidson during Dead Week to distribute free cookies, granola bars, and scantrons to stressed-out students in need of some cheer. Take a look at photos of Cookie Monster surprising students during his travels through the Library. Good luck on your finals!

The U.S. Geological Survey's National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB) offers a growing database of national geoscience information resources.  The catalog, searchable by geographic area, keyword, author, map number and theme,  includes over 90,000 records from 600 different publishers.

The Library, in collaboration with UCSB Student Health, is hosting two flu shot clinics for students.

If you have UC SHIP (student health insurance) the flu shot is free!  For those who have waived UC SHIP, the cost is $20 (billed directly to your BARC account).  To get a shot all you need is your Perm number.