![]() For details about UCSB Reads events, sponsors, and more, go to Thank you for reading, teaching, and learning along with us. Copley Media Center The Preuss library is named after the late Helen K. If you wish to teach the book, participate in UCSB Reads programming, or support UCSB Reads 2023, please contact Alex Regan, Events & Exhibitions Librarian, at We are grateful for the generous support of our many sponsors. notebooks, manuscript drafts, books, audio and videotapes, photographs. This public lecture is presented in partnership with UCSB Arts & Lectures. Geisel Library is the main library building of the University of California, San Diego. UCSB Reads will culminate with a free talk by Charles Montgomery at Campbell Hall in the spring quarter. The Library will provide free copies of the book to all students who are assigned to read it as part of coursework. Faculty are encouraged to incorporate Happy City into their winter or spring courses. UC Library Search Books, articles, and more Course Reserves Set up reserves or find course materials Borrowing Policies Databases A - Z Continue your research with more databases Interlibrary Loan: Borrow from other libraries Borrow items from libraries worldwide Request a Purchase Help. The Library has 76,000 books, plus streaming videos and online databases for research. Written by Lusive Studio November 14, 2018. From January through May, the Library will sponsor talks, panel discussions, film screenings, book clubs, and other events to explore the book’s themes. a big-screen monitor for working together. Holding Up a Stack of Books: A Look at La Jollas Brutalist Library. UCSB Reads will launch in January with free books given away for students. RF MATRNTMiltons Paradise Lost Granite Book and winding Snake Path near UCSD Geisel Library, a work of Alexis Smith for the Stuart Outdoor Art Collection. The book asks us to explore the question: “What kind of living environment makes us happy?” Montgomery’s emphasis on the importance of living a “connected life” and feeling connected to others is especially relevant as we return from the isolation of the pandemic. In Happy City, the award-winning journalist Charles Montgomery looks at the intersection between urban design and the emerging field of “happiness studies.” The book draws on the work of behavioral economists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and city planners to explore how city planning and personal decisions can have profound implications for social equity, sustainability, and our overall well-being. Geisel Library Architect: William Pereira (1970) Location: University of California at San. ![]() Now in its 17th year, UCSB Reads brings the campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. The UC Santa Barbara Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor are pleased to announce the selection of the 2023 UCSB Reads book, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery.
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