Community Calendar

"Through most of our lives and work, Cedric and I have had deep commitments to collaboration, internationalism, and solidarity movements."
–Elizabeth Robinson, 2024

This exhibition documents the life’s work of Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth Peters Robinson, placing it in the global context of the Black radical tradition. The Robinsons were renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), in academia, and across many public arenas. The exhibition is drawn from the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive (“Robinson Archive”) and supplemented by a variety of materials from other collections in UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections, as well as personal contributions from Elizabeth Robinson.

A deeply influential educator, Cedric Robinson (1940-2016) was a well-known scholar of racial capitalism and the Black radical tradition, and an active participant in political movements, both at home and internationally. For more than 30 years, Elizabeth Robinson has been an educator, social worker, former associate director for media at KCSB-FM radio, activist, and community media producer.

Begins September 29 and runs through June 12, 2026.

Literacy for Life trains community members to become tutors for adults 18 and older who need to either improve or learn basic English language literacy skills. Our tutors work one-on-one with a learner. We guide our learners to identify and reach their individual literacy learning goals. Some of our learners are speakers of English as a first language. Some are speakers of English as a second language.
Our next tutor training will be held Monday, September 29 and Monday, October 6 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

Get ready for the cutest, coziest, and cuddliest hour in your week! Pet Tales welcomes young children and their grownups for a pet-themed story time with our adoptable cats. Curl up with your little one in our ‘Cat Room’ and enjoy read aloud stories, bubbles, and (most importantly) our cats!

MANHATTAN SHORT 2025...You Be the Judge!
Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. You'll join film lovers in over 500 venues across the globe gathering to see the Ten Finalists in this year's event.

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers ages 7 to 17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. Book Buddies will be held at our Atascadero location on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm and at our San Luis Obispo location on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.

UCSB Library is pleased to present Andy Merolla (Communication) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Fall 2025. In his talk “What Hope Do We Have? Searching in the Small Moments of Everyday Communication,” Merolla will examine how hope—as well as the social connection underlying it—is constructed through social interaction. This includes interaction with loved ones, acquaintances, and complete strangers. In many ways, this perspective is heartening, guiding us toward better treatment of others. Yet, it is also troubling given the numerous personal and structural factors that undermine and constrain social connection. Framing hope as an interpersonal phenomenon highlights the opportunities and inherent complexities within our everyday communication experiences.

Andy Merolla is a Professor of Communication at UCSB. His research focuses on interpersonal processes, such as social connection, conflict management, and forgiveness. .

Merolla’s approximately 45-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before.

A GTLO concert mimics the “light and shade” that are the embodiment of "The Mighty Zep." Whether it's the passion and fury with which they deliver the blues-soaked, groove- driven rock anthems, it's their attention to detail and nuance that makes a Get The Led Out performance a truly awe-inspiring event.

UCSB Library presents an art installation by artist Elena Yu, exploring histories of the Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection (EGSC) and space in celebration of its 30th anniversary.

In this exhibition, Yu reinterpreted those same dust jackets and other ephemera to make curtains. Some details are obscured or blurred, echoing how collective histories shift with time and institutional changes. By abstracting, enlarging, and translating the dust jackets and other documents relating to the history of the EGSC onto curtains, the artist extends the lifespan of both the objects and the histories they remain connected to.

Exhibit runs October 1, 2025 to March 13, 2026.

Small oil paintings by Sharon Brown in a solo show, "Noticing the Everyday." Exhibit runs during the month of October.

Throughout the month of October, we will be featuring a wide selection of California native plants, along with some unique Mediterranean and Australian plants that are hard to find. Each week, we will be offering exciting deals and promotions. Transform your garden into a stunning oasis by planting and growing native plants.

Join us in celebrating the beauty of native plants and watch your garden thrive!