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[[File:Geisel-Library.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.15|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|upright=1.15|View of 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]], the latter of whom 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|date=11 November 2014 |access-date=11 November 2014|ref=ArchDaily: Geisel Library}}</ref> has made it an iconic and widely recognized building on campus. The library is located in the center of the UC San Diego 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. The head of the library system is designated the Audrey Geisel University Librarian, currently Erik T. Mitchell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kolupailo |first=Nikki |date=February 27, 2018 |title=UC San Diego Names Erik T. Mitchell New Audrey Geisel University Librarian |url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uc_san_diego_names_erik_t._mitchell_new_university_librarian |access-date=28 February 2018 |work=UCSD News}}</ref>
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