UC Santa Barbara Library is creating a new Arts Library by bringing together the Music and Art & Architecture Collections into a modernized space on the 1st floor Mountain Side where the Art & Architecture Collection is currently housed. As part of the project, the Music Library collection, services and staff will be moved from the Music Building to the main Library. Learn more
News and Updates
March 13, 2024: Closure date confirmed
The Art & Architecture space – inclusive of collections and study space – will be closed to the public for construction starting Monday, April 1. Read the news release
Please follow the instructions below for requesting Art & Architecture print materials that will be inaccessible for browsing during construction.
February 28, 2024: Upcoming closure of Art & Architecture space
The Art & Architecture space – inclusive of collections and study space – will be closed to the public for construction as early as Sunday, March 31. Library users will be notified of the exact closure date as soon as possible.
Art & Architecture General Collection print materials with call numbers ND-NX, Art & Architecture Oversize materials, and Art & Architecture Art Exhibition Catalogs will be inaccessible for browsing during construction and must be requested.
To request an item with these call numbers after the closure of the Art & Architecture space:
- Open the item’s record in UC Library Search
- Click on “Sign in” in the yellow box and sign into your Library account
- Click on the “Request” button under “Access In Library” to open the request form
- Press “Send Request” to submit the form
Requested materials will be paged Monday-Friday and must be picked up at the Services Desk.
December 12, 2023: Project update
The Library anticipates closing the Art & Architecture space for construction in March or April 2024. Library users will be notified in advance of the exact closure date and other major milestones to minimize the project’s impact on their research, teaching and learning.
The relocation of Art & Architecture General Collection print materials with call numbers TR has been completed. The materials are now located on the 2nd floor Mountain Side, to the west of Graduate Study Room 2504.
October 20, 2023: World Comics Collection and Social Justice Zine Collection relocated
The World Comics Collection and the Social Justice Zine Collection have been relocated from the Art & Architecture space on the 1st floor to the 2nd floor Mountain Side, to the north of Graduate Study Room 2504.
August 21, 2023: Upcoming Art & Architecture collection relocations 
Art & Architecture General Collection print materials with call numbers N-NC will be relocated from the Art & Architecture space on the 1st floor to a temporary location on the 2nd floor Mountain Side from September 18 to October 3, 2023. During the move, some items may be temporarily unavailable while in transit.
Art & Architecture General Collection print materials with call numbers TR will be moved from the Art & Architecture space on the 1st floor to the 2nd floor Mountain Side in Fall Quarter.
If you have difficulties locating an item with these call numbers, please visit the Services Desk on the 1st floor or chat with a librarian online.
April 26, 2023: UCSB Library announces Arts Library Project
UC Santa Barbara Library is planning a new Arts Library by bringing together the Music and Art & Architecture Collections into a modernized space in the main Library building. As part of the project, the Music Library collection, services and staff will be moved from the Music Building to the main Library. The open stacks collection will be incorporated into the space on the 1st floor Mountain Side where the Art & Architecture Collection is currently housed. To accommodate the Music Library collections and enable the future growth of print collections, high-density compact shelving will replace the current fixed shelving.
The space will be modified and updated to create an increased number of user spaces, including fixed and flexible study tables, three listening rooms and a media studio with state-of-the-art technology, a group study room, and a seminar room with a piano. The Arts Library will also contain exhibition space and lockers.
The new Arts Library will allow users of the Music Collection to benefit from the interdisciplinary possibilities that come with easier access to other Library collections and services. It will also allow the Library to take advantage of operational efficiencies that come with the consolidation of all collections and services under one roof.
More Information
For more information, contact Alan Grosenheider, Deputy University Librarian.
