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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]], 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.
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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 |date=2 June 2006|url=http://www.sddt.com/Construction/article.cfm?SourceCode=20060602tma#Article|access-date=7 April 2016 |work=San Diego Source
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
== Design ==
[[File:GeiselHDR.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Geisel Library seen from the canyon]]
The distinctive original building was designed in the late 1960s by [[William Pereira]] to sit at the head of a canyon. The building's arches, in combination with the design of the individual floors, are intended to look like hands holding up a stack of books. William Pereira & Associates prepared a detailed [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/DigitalArchives/z679_2u54w7_1969/ report] in 1969.
Pereira originally conceived of a mushroom-shaped, steel-framed building, but the projected construction and maintenance costs forced him to switch to a reinforced concrete structure. This change of material presented an opportunity for a more sculptural design, as well as opening up interior spaces that would have been bisected by steel trusses. Prior to construction, a 1/2-scale model of one of the outer columns was built and subjected to various tests.
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It was envisioned that future additions to the original building would form terraced levels around the tower base descending into the canyon. In keeping with the original master plan, these are "deliberately designed to be subordinated to the strong, geometrical form of the existing library."<ref name="test">[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html Link text] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200755/https://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/us/geisel-building.html |date=2014-01-02 }}, additional text.</ref> Within its two subterranean levels are the other library sections as well as study spaces and computer labs. The building has been described by ''Architecture Daily'' as occupying "a fascinating nexus between [[Brutalist architecture|brutalism]] and [[Futurist architecture|futurism]]". Its tower rises 8 stories to a height of 110 ft (33.5 m). The five upper stories of the tower house collections, individual study space, and group study rooms.<ref name="adgeisel"/>
[[File:DrSeussStatue.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat outside the library|Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat]]▼
▲[[File: Read-Write-Think-Dream Interior, UCSD.JPG|thumb|'' READ/WRITE/THINK/DREAM'' seen from the library interior]]
The library entrance is marked by [[John Baldessari]]'s ''READ/WRITE/THINK/DREAM'', an artwork which is part of the [[Stuart Collection]]. Geisel Library also features a life-size bronze statue of its namesake and his most famous character, [[The Cat in the Hat]], on the forum level.
▲[[File:DrSeussStatue.jpg|thumb|alt=Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat outside the library|Bronze statue of Dr. Seuss and his character The Cat in the Hat]]
=== ''Snake Path'' ===
[[File:Snake Path, UCSD.jpg|thumb|upright|Snake Path as seen from Geisel]]
The east side of the Geisel forum is literally and symbolically connected to Warren Mall by the [[Stuart Collection]] work ''Snake Path'', [[Alexis Smith (artist)|Alexis Smith]]'s 560-foot-long slate tile path that winds towards the library. Its route passes a giant granite ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' and a small garden of fruit trees. The granite book is engraved with the excerpt "Then Wilt Thou Not Be Loth To Leave This Paradis But Shall Possess A Paradise Within Thee, Happier Far."<ref name="snake path">{{cite news|last1=Ollman|first1=Leah|title=ART REVIEW : A Snake in the Grass at UCSD : Alexis Smith's 'Snake Path' winds up a hill to the university library, symbolically linking it to the realm of paradise.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-10-23/entertainment/ca-522_1_snake-path|access-date=8 April 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=23 October 1992|ref=A Snake in the Grass at UCSD}}</ref>
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* The [[science fiction]] novel ''[[Rainbows End (Vinge novel)|Rainbows End]]'' includes a major subplot focusing on the library.
* Referred to as the "Chatky Headquarters in [[Kyoto]]" in a Kohler commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXvaM7kSYQ4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/yXvaM7kSYQ4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Kohler - Architect Commercial|last=Whitton Plumbing|date=8 September 2010|access-date=24 April 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*The 2004 film ''Funky Monkey'' features several scenes filmed in and on the grounds of the library.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TetgDzeTBYU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/TetgDzeTBYU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Monkey and Modine at UCSD's Geisel Library|last=celerysword|date=22 September 2007|access-date=24 April 2018 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*Used in the film ''The Proud American'' (shooting date 2/17/08)
*The TV series ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' featured the library in the last episode filmed ("The Pendulum") as the "World Resources Ltd." headquarters. (aired 2/23/73)
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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]]."<ref>{{Cite web |
==See also==
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