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Welcome to UCSB!

Welcome to UCSB! We've created a fun exercise to introduce you to what the library has to offer. 

Complete our virtual escape room solo or with a group of up to four people.

Click on the link below to begin.

UCSB Library at Night. Exterior of Paseo West Entrance.

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan can provide articles and book chapters from other libraries delivered electronically.

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Digital Exhibitions

Our Digital Exhibitions cover a wide range of topics.

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UCSB Reads Book Giveaway

Our annual UCSB Reads book giveaway event is scheduled for January 18-19, while supplies last. This year's selection is Your Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

cover of the book "Your Brain on Art"

UCSB Reads is Underway!

Students across campus are reading this year's UCSB Reads book: Your Brain On Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.  Learn more about UCSB Reads events leading up to the authors' talk on May 8, 2024.

cover of the book "Your Brain on Art"

UCSB Reads 2023 Shortlist Announced

Vote for your top pick for 2023's UCSB Reads by August 7! Read more about the UCSB Reads program and see the selected shortlist on our News page.

UCSB Reads sneak peek annoucement over the spines of the shortlisted books

 

 

Learn About the UCSB Library!

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Escape the Library! A Virtual Escape Room

Work through a series of interrelated puzzles to escape from the Library after you've mysteriously been trapped inside after closing.

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UCSB Library Self-Guided Tour

Learn more about the library's physical spaces and basic services by using the UCSB Library Self-Guided Tour. It's optimized for use on your phone and takes about 20 minutes if you walk through the building.