January 2026

UCSB Reads 2026, UCSB Library’s award-winning common book program, kicks off in January with five events and the opening of the UCSB Reads 20th anniversary exhibition.

This year's book selection, Crying in H Mart by musician, singer and writer Michelle Zauner, is a vibrant and sensory memoir that explores self-discovery, grief, and Korean-American culture through the celebratory lens of food and family.

UCSB Reads fosters a shared sense of belonging by bringing the campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. 

January Events

Join us for a reception with artist Elena Yu celebrating her exhibition "Elena Yu: Weaving Ephemera – 30 Years of the Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection at UCSB Library."

4:00 PM Wednesday, Jan. 7
Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection (2nd Floor, Ocean Side)

The Library is offering a wide range of workshops for UCSB students, faculty and staff in January. Topics include:

"Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads" highlights the legacy and impact of UCSB Reads. The exhibition features promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images from throughout the years.

Jan. 5–Dec. 11
Ocean Gallery (1st Floor, Ocean Side)

UCSB researchers enjoy free premium access to protocols.io, an open-access, collaborative platform for documenting and sharing research methods/protocols in a dynamic, interactive format. The Library's Research Data Services is hosting an introductory workshop on Jan. 23. 

In recognition of the UCSB Reads 2025 marketing campaign, UCSB Library received the inaugural LMCC Best of Marketing Award, academic/special library category, at the Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC) in November. 

LAist featured the new partnership between UCSB Library and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation that has made a vast collection of historic American music available online to the public via the Library's Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) database.

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