Thu, Nov 20, 9:51 am | UCSB Reads
For its 20th anniversary year, UCSB Reads selects a provocative book about identity, food, grief, and culture
The UC Santa Barbara Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost are pleased to announce the selection of Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (2021) by Michelle Zauner for...
Wed, Nov 19, 12:18 pm | Library Employees, UCSB Reads
UCSB Library received five awards in 2025 in recognition of its outstanding communications:
ARL 2025 ARLIES Award
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) awarded the 2025 ARLIES Award for Best Publicity/Marketing Film for the "Gen Z-Scripted Tour of UCSB Library" video at the ARL Spring...
Tue, Jun 24, 3:53 pm | UCSB Reads
The UCSB Library is pleased to announce its shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2026, the 20th edition of the award-winning campus- and community-wide common book program. The four nonfiction titles and one fiction title explore diverse cultural, social, and scientific subjects...
Fri, Nov 1, 9:32 am | UCSB Reads
The UC Santa Barbara Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor are pleased to announce the selection of the 2025 UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay.
Now in its 19th year, UCSB Reads is an award-winning program that brings the campus and Santa Barbara communities...
Thu, Jun 27, 9:06 am | UCSB Reads
The UCSB Library is pleased to announce its shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2025. The four nonfiction titles and one fiction title explore diverse cultural, social and scientific subjects that can ignite discourse and thoughtful discussion inside and outside of the classroom...
Tue, Feb 20, 2:44 pm | Gifts & Donors, UCSB Reads
For 18 years, the UCSB Reads program has brought the campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling interdisciplinary issues of our time. The program has become a mainstay in campus education and outreach, with book topics tackling issues as diverse as...
Thu, Oct 19, 8:30 am | UCSB Reads
The UC Santa Barbara Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor are pleased to announce the selection of the 2024 UCSB Reads book, Your Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.
Now in its 18th year, UCSB Reads brings the campus and Santa Barbara...
Thu, Jun 29, 8:51 am | UCSB Reads
The UCSB Reads selection committee is pleased to announce its shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2024.
The titles explore diverse subjects ranging from neuroaesthetics, poverty, disability, animal senses, and California's natural and human history.
UCSB Reads is an award-winning...
Mon, Oct 3, 2:29 pm | UCSB Reads
The UC Santa Barbara Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor are pleased to announce the selection of the 2023 UCSB Reads book, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery.
Now in its 17th year, UCSB Reads brings the campus and Santa Barbara...
Fri, Jun 24, 1:17 pm | UCSB Reads
The UCSB Reads selection committee is pleased to announce its shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2023.
The list includes both fiction and nonfiction titles that explore subjects ranging from racism in science, fast food and civil rights, urban design, Black women’s history, and...
