Finding Wonder in Everyday Experiences

Voices of Change

Join us for a conversation between long-time local activist and author Jane Honikman (co-founder of Postpartum Education for Parents) and historian Rachel Louise Moran (University of North Texas) on postpartum depression and parental mental health.

4:00 PM Thursday, April 16

Special Research Collections (3rd Floor, Mountain Side)

UCSB Reads 2025 Events

UCSB Reads 2025 continues in April with several events inspired by this year's book selection, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay:

• Nature tour and restoration activity on April 17
• Screening of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams on April 19
• Readings of The Book of Delights on KCSB-FM, weekly on Wednesdays
• Makerspace tours for alumni during All Gaucho Reunion

Save the Date: UCSB Reads 2025 Author Talk

Ross Gay, the author of The Book of Delights, will present a free, public talk, followed by Q&A and a book signing.

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

7:30 PM Thursday, May 8

UCSB Campbell Hall

Library Award for Undergraduate Research

The Library is now accepting applications for the 2025 Library Award for Undergraduate Research.

Undergraduate students who have produced a scholarly or creative work using Library resources are invited to apply by April 17. Winners receive monetary prizes.

Resource Spotlight: ArcGIS

UCSB faculty, students and staff enjoy free access to ArcGIS Online, thanks to a Library subscription.

ArcGIS is a cloud-based platform for creating and sharing interactive maps, mapping applications, and data with more than 5,000 active users at UCSB alone.

Open Education Week 2025

In celebration of Open Education Week (March 3-7), the Library highlighted how Professor Alexandra Phillips (Environmental Science & Management) incorporated open educational resources (OERs) into her courses.

New Resource: Open Source Programs Mailing List

The Library's new Open Source Program has launched a mailing list to promote community and knowledge sharing around open source software and hardware.

The program is part of a broader, grant-funded effort to create a UC-wide network of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs).