April 2024
Collage of books by and photographs of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
Library Receives Robinson Archive

UCSB Library has acquired the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive, a collection of research and teaching papers, ephemera and digital materials related to the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence at UCSB, in academia, and across many public arenas.

The Robinson Archive will support the creation of the Black Radical Tradition Archival Project at UCSB, which will use post-custodial, participatory, and community-based archival strategies to build and support an international network of scholars and activists carrying out research, writing and teaching centered on key topics represented in the Robinsonsโ€™ scholarship and activism.
Rae Wynn-Grant
Pacific Views Talk by Rae Wynn-Grant
The Library is pleased to present Rae Wynn-Grant (Bren School) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Spring 2024.

Wynn-Grant will speak about her new memoir Wild Life, which explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist.

4:00 PM Tuesday, April 23
Pacific View Room
Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen
Save the Date: UCSB Reads 2024 Authors Talk
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, the authors of the UCSB Reads 2024 book selection Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us, will present a free, public talk.

This event is presented by the Library in partnership with UCSB Arts & Lectures. Advance registration is required.

7:30 PM Wednesday, May 8
UCSB Campbell Hall
Architectural Rendering of New Arts Library
Arts Library Project Update
The Library's Art & Architecture space โ€“ inclusive of collections and study space โ€“ is closed to the public for construction.

We are creating a new Arts Library by bringing together the Music and Art & Architecture Collections into a modernized space on the 1st floor Mountain Side.
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Help Us Improve Our Collections
UCSB students, faculty and staff are invited to complete a short online survey about our Technology & More collection of electronics, games, and other items that are available for short-term loan at the Services Desk. A paper version of the survey is available in the Paseo.

Survey respondents will be entered into a random drawing for a $20 Campus Store gift card and Library swag.
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Library Award for Undergraduate Research
The Library now accepts applications for the 2024 Library Award for Undergraduate Research.

Undergraduate students who have produced a scholarly or creative work using Library resources are invited to apply by April 26. Winners receive monetary prizes.
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UCSB Give Day
๏ปฟUCSB Give Day 2024 will be held on April 11. Give Day rallies our community around all that UCSB is known for: our supportive culture, beautiful environment, and excellence in research and education.

By donating to the Library, you will help support the UCSB community as a whole.
College of Creative Studies student painting a canvas
Open Studios at CCS
In conjunction with UCSB Reads 2024, the College of Creative Studies (CCS) and the Library invite you to an open studios event hosted by CCS students in the Book Arts, Sculpture, and Painting programs.

12:00 PM Saturday, April 13
UCSB College of Creative Studies
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Stencil Screen Printing Workshop
Join us for a stencil screen printing workshop led by Self Help Graphics & Art Barrio Mobile Art Studio.

In conjunction with the Library's exhibition "Cultura Cura: 50 Years of Self Help Graphics in East LA" and UCSB Reads 2024.

4:00 PM Tuesday, April 16
"Fish Bowl" (1st Floor, Ocean Side)