2025-01-17: Upcoming UCSB Library Events and Exhibitions (On Behalf of UCSB Library)
- Marc Miller
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January 15, 2025
To: Campus Community
Fr: UCSB Library
Re: Upcoming UCSB Library Events and Exhibitions
Dear Campus Community,
The UCSB Library sponsors a robust program of free public events, exhibitions and workshops that bring the campus and Santa Barbara communities together in our central location to learn, discover, discuss and connect. Please join us at the following events and exhibitions.
For more information about these and other upcoming Library events, exhibitions and workshops, please check our website or sign-up for our monthly e-newsletter.
Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series
Ethical AI: Serving Humanity or Falling Short? A Pacific Views Lecture by Haewon Jeong
February 4, 4:00-5:15pm
UCSB Library, Pacific View Room (8th Floor, Ocean Side)
UCSB Library is pleased to present Haewon Jeong (Electrical and Computer Engineering) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Winter 2025. In her talk "Ethical AI: Serving Humanity or Falling Short?", Jeong will explore the ethical considerations surrounding the development and deployment of AI technologies, discussing how we can ensure that these systems are designed to benefit society while minimizing harm. Jeong's presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
UCSB Reads 2025
UCSB Reads is an award-winning program led by the Library that brings the campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. The 2025 selection is The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, a genre-defying collection of short lyrical essays that celebrate the small, ordinary wonders in the world around us.
UCSB Reads 2025 Book Giveaway to Students
January 16, 2:00-4:00pm
UCSB Library, Paseo
The Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor, Interim University Librarian and AS President will hand out free copies of the UCSB Reads 2025 book to UCSB students while supplies last.
UCSB Reads Student-Led Book Club
January 22, 4:00-5:00pm
UCSB Library, Fish Bowl (1st floor, Mountain Side)
Join the UCSB Reads Student-Led Book Club for an engaging, student-driven exploration of The Book of Delights. Connect with peers, share insights, and dive deeper into the themes and ideas of the book through lively discussions. This is your chance to engage with the text in a welcoming and collaborative environment. All students are welcome. Light refreshments provided.
January 23, January 30, and February 6, 4:30-5:30pm
UCSB Library, Fish Bowl (1st Floor, Ocean Side)
In partnership with UCSB Reads, join UCSB Health & Wellness for a 3-week series exploring The Book of Delights through three engaging creative projects. Light refreshments will be provided
Part 1: Journaling Like Ross (January 23): Kick off your own "book of delights" with a free journal we will provide! We'll read and discuss a few of Ross Gay's entries before starting our own delightful writing journey.
Part 2: Nature Walk (January 30): Bring your journal and meet us outside Library Room 1539 (Davidson Entrance). Together, we'll take a stroll around the lagoon, appreciating the small joys nature offers.
Part 3: Vision Board Making (February 6) Celebrate your delights by creating personalized vision boards with us!
Delight of Found Things: DIY Zine Collage
January 29, 5:00-6:30pm
UCSB Library, Makerspace (1st Floor, Ocean Side)
In celebration of the UCSB Reads 2025 book, The Book of Delights: Essays, the Library invites you to create zines that capture moments of joy. Join us for a free art making workshop where you can share what brings you delight. Participants will learn how to make a zine and collage together a collection of found images. Light refreshments provided.
Journal of Delights: Bookbinding
February 12, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
UCSB Library, Makerspace (1st Floor, Ocean Side)
In celebration of the UCSB Reads 2025 book, The Book of Delights, the Library invites you to create a journal for logging your own daily insights of delight. Light refreshments provided.
February 25, 5:00-6:30pm
UCSB Library, Makerspace (1st Floor, Ocean Side)
In celebration of the UCSB Reads 2025 book, The Book of Delights, discover the joy of weaving. On World Bookmark Day, learn how to weave your own bookmark out of embroidery thread. No experience is needed and all materials are provided. Light refreshments provided.
March 5-May 7
Starting March 5th, tune in to KCSB-FM 91.9 every Wednesday at 5:00 PM for weekly readings of The Book of Delights by Ross Gay. Each 15-minute segment will feature a reading, along with related interviews and discussions about the essays. Don’t miss this engaging weekly broadcast on 91.9 FM and streaming at www.kcsb.org.
EXHIBITIONS
Creative Currents: Student Expression in the Arts
Through June 20
UCSB Library, Sara Miller McCune Arts Library (1st Floor, Mountain Side)
This exhibition provides a glimpse into the creative work of UCSB students through the decades, including performances from Ambi Harsha’s Playsia course, artists’ books crafted in the Book Arts program, student compositions from the Music Department, materials from UCSB’s student dance company, Repertory-West, and works from the long-running Theater and Dance Department.
January 27-June 20
UCSB Library, Mountain Gallery (1st Floor, Mountain Side)
UCSB Library is excited to present the works of UCSB alumni Macduff Everton and Mary Heebner in the exhibition Polar Opposites. For over three decades of love and collaboration, photographer Macduff Everton and painter Mary Heebner explore the world, both in image and word.
Through the Looking Glass: A Microscopic Look at our Native Bees
February 18-June 30
UCSB Library, Ocean Gallery (1st Floor Ocean Side)
Bees are essential for global food production and the pollination of wild and cultivated plants, yet their numbers and diversity are declining. This exhibition showcases bee biodiversity through high-resolution images of rare, local bees, many of which can be found on the UCSB campus. A dozen pinned native bee specimens and close-up images offer a unique glimpse into this small yet mighty world.
This exhibit is part of the national Big Bee Project, led by the Cheadle Center and 13 other institutions, focusing on bees' responses to climate change. The photographs were taken by UCSB undergraduate students involved in this research.
This exhibition is supported by the UCSB Coastal Fund and the California Nature Art Museum.