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'''Geisel Library''' is the main library building of the [[University of California, San Diego]]. It is named in honor of [[Audrey Geisel|Audrey]] and Theodor Seuss Geisel. Theodor is better known as children's author [[Dr. Seuss]]. The building's distinctive architecture, described as occupying "a fascinating nexus between [[Brutalist architecture|brutalism]] and [[Futurist architecture|futurism]]",<ref name="adgeisel">{{cite web|last1=Langdon|first1=David|title=AD Classics: Geisel Library / William L. Pereira & Associates|url=http://www.archdaily.com/566563/ad-classics-geisel-library-william-l-pereira-and-associates|website=ArchDaily|access-date=11 November 2014|ref=ArchDaily: Geisel Library}}</ref> has resulted in its being featured in the UC San Diego logo and becoming the most recognizable building on campus.
The library was designed by [[William Pereira]] and opened in 1970 as the Central Library. It was renovated in 1993 and rededicated as the University Library Building, and renamed Geisel Library in 1995.<ref name=Library>{{cite web |url = http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html |title = About the Geisel Building |access-date = 2008-06-16 |work = About the Libraries |publisher = UCSD Libraries |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200755/https://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html |archive-date = 2014-01-02 }}</ref> The UC San Diego Library consists of Geisel Library and the
Geisel Library is located in the center of the UC San Diego campus. It houses over 7 million volumes to support the educational and research objectives of the university. It also contains the [[Mandeville Special Collections and Archives]], which houses the Dr. Seuss Collection, which contains original drawings, sketches, proofs, notebooks, manuscript drafts, books, audio and videotapes, photographs, and memorabilia.<ref name="Seuss"/> The approximately 8,500 items in the collection document the full range of Dr. Seuss's creative achievements, beginning in 1919 with his high school activities and ending with his death in 1991. The head of the library system is designated the Audrey Geisel University Librarian, currently Erik T. Mitchell.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uc_san_diego_names_erik_t._mitchell_new_university_librarian|title=UC San Diego Names Erik T. Mitchell New Audrey Geisel University Librarian|last=Kolupailo|first=Nikki|date=February 27, 2018|work=UCSD News|access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>
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