Today's Events & Exhibitions

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Collage of UCSB Reads badges from 2007 to 2026
Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads
  • Mon, 01/05/2026 - 8:00am to Tue, 01/19/2027 - 4:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
Exhibition

Since 2007, UCSB Reads has fostered a shared sense of belonging by bringing the UCSB campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. Conceived by then Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas, the award-...

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Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

Jan
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Chancellor Dennis Assanis and his wife, Eleni handing out books to students and the UCSB Reads 2027 Badge
UCSB Reads 2027 Book Giveaway to Students
  • Wed, 01/13/2027 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Paseo
Event

UCSB students: Kick off UCSB Reads 2027 by getting your free copy of this year's book selection, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory...

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Apr
29
Portrait of Cory Doctorow in front of bookshelves with the UCSB Reads 2027 badge. Photo by Jonathan Worth, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
UCSB Reads 2027 Presents Author Cory Doctorow
  • Thu, 04/29/2027 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall
Event

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Cory Doctorow, the author of Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, will present a free, public talk, followed by Q&A and a book...

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