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== History ==
In 1958, Roger Revelle's efforts to establish an Institute of Science and Engineering adjacent to the [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]] were spearheaded by his desire to immediately construct a science and library building on the present [[Revelle College]] site. When the university was eventually constructed, university librarian Melvin Voigt devised a plan to purchase books for the three new [[University of California|UC]] campuses: UC San Diego, [[UC Santa Cruz]], and [[UC Irvine]]. The first Science and Engineering Library in Urey Hall satisfied the science-focused school's needs.
However, as faculty recruits began to found social science and humanities departments, it became clear to Chancellor [[John Semple Galbraith]] that the time had come to establish the campus's main library collections. One of the conditions of Galbraith's acceptance of the UC San Diego chancellorship had been that UC San Diego would house one of the three great libraries of the UC system.<ref name="aiv">{{cite book|last1=Anderson|first1=Nancy Scott|title=An Improbable Venture: A History of the University of California, San Diego|date=1993|publisher=UCSD Press|___location=La Jolla|edition=1st|url=http://library.ucsd.edu/historyofucsd/index.html#aiv_titlepage|access-date=7 April 2016|ref=An Improbable Venture: A History of the University of California, San Diego}}</ref> To accomplish this end, he formed a committee which commissioned architect [[William L. Pereira]] to prepare a master plan for the University Center and its focal point, the Central Library.<ref name="pereiras">{{cite web|last1=Gray|first1=Barbara T.|title=Central Library, University of California, San Diego|url=http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/DigitalArchives/z679_2u54w7_1969/z679_2_u54-w7-1969.pdf|website=UCSD Libraries|publisher=William L. Pereira and Associates|access-date=7 April 2016|ref=Central Library Report}}</ref> Pereira and his team, who were still retained as campus architects by UC Irvine, produced the plans and designs from their [[Buffalo Ranch|Urbanus Square]] facility in Irvine.
Pereira's plan called for the University Center to be moved north and east, along with the proposed library building. This resulted in a revision of the campus long-range development plan: the three "clusters" of four colleges each would be more compact, allowing for an auxiliary library in each cluster. The proposed building was designed around a spheroidal tower, to maximize the stacks area that could be accessed in a given time from the center. This tower was to be situated atop a main level containing the staff and public areas of the library.
The chosen site allowed for future expansions to step downwards into the canyon. Construction of the first of three increments began in July 1968; the two main floors were constructed first to form the base of the structure. This allowed for the placement of scaffolding to support construction of the tower. The Central University Library building's topping-out ceremony took place in December 1969 and its formal dedication was in March 1971.<ref name="pereiras" />
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Central Library, combined with the original Scripps Library, the Humanities-Library building (now Galbraith Hall) in Revelle College, and the Biomedical Library (built in 1969),<ref name="bml">{{cite news|last1=JaCoby|first1=Pat|title=Expansion And Renovation Of UCSD's Biomedical Library Slated To Begin With July 20 Groundbreaking Ceremony|url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/general/BioMedLibrary.asp|access-date=7 April 2016|agency=UCSD News|publisher=University of California, San Diego|date=8 July 2004|ref=Expansion And Renovation Of UCSD's Biomedical Library Slated To Begin With July 20 Groundbreaking Ceremony}}</ref> was able to support and represent the growing university for years. In 1990, construction began on a two-story, 136,850 square foot subterranean expansion of the main level. The project included renovation of the existing facility to comply with safety standards and cost $38 million, provided by California's 1988 Proposition 78.<ref name="renovationgb">{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Lucie|title=UCSD celebrates Central University Library groundbreaking March 21|url=http://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7680509z/_2.pdf|access-date=7 April 2016|agency=UC San Diego News Release|publisher=University Archives|date=8 March 1990|ref=UCSD celebrates Central University Library groundbreaking March 21}}</ref> The expansion, designed by [[Gunnar Birkerts]], was completed in February 1993.<ref name="renovationded">{{cite news|last1=JaCoby|first1=Pat|title=UCSD marks rededication of Central Library today with official visit of UC President Jack Peltason|url=http://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb5803359r/_2.pdf|access-date=7 April 2016|work=UC San Diego News Release|agency=University Archives|publisher=University of California, San Diego|date=24 February 1993|ref=UCSD marks rededication of Central Library today with official visit of UC President Jack Peltason}}</ref> In 1995, La Jolla resident [[Audrey Geisel]] donated $20 million to the UC San Diego Library, supplementing her 1991 donation of $2.3 million worth of her husband [[Theodor Seuss Geisel]]'s original works. In exchange, the library was renamed Geisel Library.<ref name="geiseldonation">{{cite news|last1=Perry|first1=Tony|title=Dr. Seuss' Widow Gives Over $10 Million to UCSD|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-09-26/news/mn-50178_1_uc-san-diego|access-date=7 April 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=26 September 1995|ref=Dr. Seuss' Widow Gives Over $10 Million to UCSD}}</ref>
Between the first and second renovations of Geisel Library, several other UC San Diego library facilities were also renovated or closed. The biomedical library received a $17 million, 43,454 square foot expansion in 2006.<ref name="bmlr">{{cite news|title=Biomedical Library expansion/renovation completed at UCSD|url=http://www.sddt.com/Construction/article.cfm?SourceCode=20060602tma#Article|access-date=7 April 2016|work=San Diego Source|date=2 June 2006|ref=Biomedical Library expansion/renovation completed at UCSD|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009200727/http://www.sddt.com/Construction/article.cfm?SourceCode=20060602tma#Article|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, the SIO library, the [[School of Global Policy and Strategy|IR/PS]] library, the [[Hillcrest Medical Center]] library, and the Center for Library Instruction and Computing Services (CLICS) were closed and their collections consolidated into Geisel Library due systemwide budget cuts.<ref name="byebye">{{cite news|last1=Flynn|first1=Pat|title=Four UCSD libraries to close, consolidate|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2011/mar/29/ucsd-libraries-close/|access-date=7 April 2016|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|date=29 March 2011|ref=Four UCSD libraries to close, consolidate}}</ref> In 2015, university officials announced that Geisel Library would begin to undergo its second renovation. This renovation includes construction of a café named Audrey's on the main level of the library.<ref name="audreyscafe">{{cite news|last1=Stone|first1=Ken|title=Cafe Named for Dr. Seuss Widow to Keep UCSD Students Caffeinated|url=http://timesofsandiego.com/education/2016/02/18/cafe-named-for-dr-seuss-widow-to-keep-ucsd-students-caffeinated/|access-date=7 April 2016|work=Times of San Diego|date=18 February 2016|ref=Cafe Named for Dr. Seuss Widow to Keep UCSD Students Caffeinated}}</ref>
Geisel Library's current name has come under increasing criticism over the last few years due to increasing awareness of Theodor Geisel's own expression of anti-Blackness, Orientalism, and other racially-charged beliefs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=rdyl|title=The Cat is Out of the Bag: Orientalism, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy in Dr. Seuss's Children's Books}}</ref> through cartoons and other work that he produced throughout the majority of his career. Although Theodor Geisel did come to renounce his more racially offensive characterizations during an interview for his alma mater of Dartmouth College, there has been no official response by UC San Diego to students requesting a name change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190301-the-surprisingly-radical-politics-of-dr-seuss|title=The surprisingly radical politics of Dr Seuss|first=Fiona|last=Macdonald|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
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* In 2020 Donald Liang and Terry Feng released their album ''Library of Dreams'', a lofi album sonically recreating the 8 floors of the library. The library is featured on the cover.
* In 2022, [[Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs]] released his single ''Never Seen You Dance'', whose accompanying music video is filmed in and outside the library.
* In 2024, American rapper [[Yeat]] featured a dystopian depiction of the library in his music video for "[[Breathe (Yeat song)|Breathe]]."
==See also==
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