Wed, Jul 8, 6:37 am | Library Employees, UCSB Reads
UC Santa Barbara Library has been named a recipient of the 2026 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award by the American Library Association (ALA). Widely regarded as one of the most prestigious honors bestowed in the library profession, the award recognizes outstanding public relations...
Mon, Jun 22, 8:47 am | Library Employees
For the second year in a row, UCSB Library received major library association awards in recognition of its outstanding communications:
ARL 2026 ARLIES Award
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) awarded a 2026 ARLIES Award, People's Choice category, to UCSB Library for its "Research...
He is popularly known as the patron saint of the environmental movement, the father of nonviolent resistance and the famously secluded hermit of Walden Pond. But the myth of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) – often conveyed by inspirational quotes on coffee mugs, T-shirts and refrigerator magnets –...
Wed, Nov 19, 12:18 pm | Library Employees, UCSB Reads
UCSB Library received five awards in 2025 in recognition of its outstanding communications:
ARL 2025 ARLIES Award
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) awarded the 2025 ARLIES Award for Best Publicity/Marketing Film for the "Gen Z-Scripted Tour of UCSB Library" video at the ARL Spring...
Fri, Jun 27, 9:28 am | Library Employees
UC Santa Barbara has appointed Todd C. Grappone as University Librarian, effective July 1, 2025. Grappone was most recently an Associate University Librarian (AUL) at UCLA Library, where he has served since 2010.
“Todd’s clear vision and dynamic leadership will be an asset for our campus,” noted...
Thu, Dec 12, 8:44 am | Library Employees, Technology
On October 28, the University of California recognized the UC Santa Barbara Library and the UC San Diego Library with the Yvonne Tevis UC Collaboration Silver Award at the UC Tech 2024 Conference in Davis. The prestigious award recognizes the productive partnership between the two libraries on...
Mon, Aug 5, 4:03 pm | Library Employees
UC Santa Barbara has appointed Alan Grosenheider Interim University Librarian, effective August 1, 2024. Kristin Antelman retired as University Librarian at the end of July after serving in the role for six years. The University has begun a national search for the next University Librarian and...
B Arriaga was hired as the Library’s first Makerspace Student Assistant in spring of 2022 and transitioned to a limited-term Makerspace Assistant position after graduating in fall of 2022. As a queer and neurodivergent person, B was looking for a role that suited their talents and provided a...
Mon, Feb 28, 11:37 am | Library Employees, Geospatial Collection
Tom Brittnacher has worked at the UCSB Library for eight years, previously as the Geospatial Data Curator and then Geospatial Collection Strategist. On February 1, he became the Library’s first Curator of Geospatial and Digital Collections.
In this new role, Tom will not only be responsible for...
Wed, Feb 26, 5:35 pm | Gifts & Donors, Library Employees, Special Research Collections, Student Success
Meet Stewart Engart
Since the UCSB Library launched a project in 2002 to record and digitize its Cylinder Audio Archive, the archive has grown to become the largest online collection of downloadable historic sound recordings.
This work to preserve the earliest commercial form of recorded sound...
