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This guide describes the SBCC Reads program, present and past.

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Phone: 805-730-4444

Email: library@sbcc.edu

Zoom: make an appointment

In Person: stop by the Library on the West Campus during open hours

SBCC Reads Fall 2025!

Check out these upcoming events for our community reads program with Santa Barbara Public Library!

The Magic Fish is available for checkout at Luria Library and Santa Barbara Public Library. Also, you can read a preview of the book on Google Books.

About the Book

Nominate a Title for the Next SBCC Reads!

To nominate a title for the next SBCC Reads send an email to library@sbcc.edu.

Purposes of SBCC Reads

  • Explore interdisciplinary issues sparked by the selected book through conversations, readings, displays, and other activities. Free copies of the book will distributed to interested students.
  • Generate informed discussion of key issues by promoting the reading and discussion of books on the broad themes in the book.
  • Focus on academic disciplines at SBCC which provide us with a broader understanding of the issues raised in the book.
  • Create further campus appreciation of the library and the role it plays in education and research.
  • Encourage the exchange of ideas in our community.