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[[File:Geisel-Library.jpg|right|thumb|250px|UC San Diego's distinctive Geisel Library, named for Theodor Seuss Geisel ("[[Dr. Seuss]]") and featured in UC San Diego's logo]]

[[File:UC San Diego Geisel Library.jpg|alt=Geisel Library at daytime|thumb|248x248px|View of the Geisel Library at daytime, seen from a path on the terrace level]]

'''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 Sally T. WongAvery Library, with off-campus locations at Scripps Archives and Library Annex, the Trade Street Storage Annex, and the UC Southern Regional Library Facility.