Happy Motivation Monday! Welcome to Spring Quarter 🌱 🌷
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🛣️ Driving back to Santa Cruz this weekend after spring break? Check out this old photograph from the Highway 17 opening ceremony in 1939. To see more historical Santa Cruz County photographs, visit buff.ly/OMYBhTs
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Save the date! NEXT THURSDAY: Join Special Collections & Archives at UCSC for a celebration of the newly published oral history of Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Brown Childs. This event is located on the third floor of the McHenry Library. @ucscspeccoll #ucsclibrary
Hope you are enjoying your spring break! This week, the library has intersession hours, and is closed on Friday and over the weekend. #ucsclibrary
Happy Monday, Slugs! Its officially spring!
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🏖️ Happy spring break slugs! The warm weather means that the Santa Cruz Boardwalk will be a popular spot this weekend. In this photo from the 1960s, you can see just how crowded the beach could get! To see more historical photographs of Santa Cruz, visit buff.ly/ZlznbS7 #yoursantacruz #ucsclibrary
The Library will be closed for the weekend! See you Monday at 8am!
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You survived Winter quarter, Slugs! 🎉
Give your brain a rest and your laptop a break—you've earned some serious "doing absolutely nothing" time.
Self-care isn't optional; it's mandatory. Enjoy the break See you next quarter!
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TBT to March 1967: These students are taking their final exams. Only two more days of finals week to go! Finish strong, slugs!
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Happy Monday, Slugs! As you tackle Day 1 of finals, remember:
You've survived 100% of your hardest days so far. The library has the outlets, the Wi-Fi, and the "we can do this" energy. Take a deep breath—you've got this! 📚💪
#MotivationalMonday #UCSCLibrary #FinalsWeek @ucsc
☕ College students have always craved coffee! Check out this old photograph from the 1930s of College Daze Coffee Shop. Although this shop no longer exists, there are lots of coffee shops still in Santa Cruz to feed your coffee kick!
Happy studying!
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Goodbye, social life; hello, fluorescent lights. ☕️
The library is officially in ""Finals Mode,"" meaning we're open late enough for you to power through those last papers and study guides:
• Fri: 7:30 am – 11:30 pm
• Sat: 8 am – 11:30 pm
• Sun–Thu: Until 1:30 am (Yikes) 📚
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📚 Your voice matters! Stop by the engagement boards at the entrances of both libraries now through Friday, March 13. Share your thoughts and respond to the questions posted—we love hearing from our students. Your ideas help shape the library experience for everyone. #ucsclibrary
Happy Motivational Monday! Huge congrats on making it to Week 10. You’ve put in the work, survived the late nights, and now the final stretch is officially here.
Take a deep breath—you are more prepared than you feel!
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Explore a glimpse of history with this circa 1900 photo of Henry L. Middleton's home in Boulder Creek. He was a lumberman. Those depicted in the carriage are his family, and he is stood on the porch.
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Throwback to June 1988: Students cruising through campus on their bikes, capturing a moment of freedom and nostalgia. As they say: biking is a slug way of life. 🚲 #ThrowbackThursday #UCSCLibrary
🎓 Hey graduating Slugs! What’s one piece of advice you’d give to new students about study life at the UCSC Library? Drop your wisdom below - favorite study spots, hidden gems, or survival tips welcome! ✨ #UCSCLibrary #SlugLife
📚 Need a quiet space to focus? Study rooms are filling up fast—book yours for next week now!
Reserve here: buff.ly/gnYnNmj
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A view of Pacific Ave N from Locust St, likely sometime between 1935 and 1939. Nowadays, the Sock Shop is right there on the corner. If you stand there and line up the tower near Zoccoli's, you'll enjoy the same view through a modern lens!
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These students are hanging at a CALPIRG table in May 1985. CALPIRG is a student-run, student-led nonprofit that is still on campus today! Have you interacted with them at all? Share in the replies!
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This is the plaza at Watsonville, complete with a look at their bandstand. This photo was taken within twenty years of the bandstand being built, as for that duration it was made of wood. It was rebuilt in 1906 and still stands today. How different does it look now?
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Throwing it back to an epic rugby clash between UC Santa Cruz and University of Santa Clara at East Field! 🏉 With Cowell College in the backdrop, this match is a picturesque shot for both alumni and for current students. Any guesses on when this match took place?
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Tuesday Tips: Study smarter, not longer! Take short breaks to refresh your brain—walk around McHenry or S&E, stretch in the yoga room (bottom floor of McHenry), or climb the stairs for a quick boost. Rest helps your mind retain more. You got this, Slugs!
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This photo from approx. 1935-1950 shows us the Venetian Court Apartments in Capitola. The apartments are still standing down by the Capitola Wharf. Have you been there before? What's the best part?
#SantaCruzSaturday #YourSantaCruz #UCSCLibrary
This is a UCSC scuba class in May 1984. Looks like a blast! Learning to scuba dive must be quite the experience. Have you utilized our pool for similar such classes or activities? Tell us all about it in the replies!
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Week five, everyone! Be sure to check in with yourself and your progress this quarter to ensure you meet your goals! Good luck everyone (:
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This 1966 photo shows us Barry McLaughlin, professor of psychology. The suit, the presence, truly an expert lecturer! What other professors would you call expert lecturers? Let us know in the replies!
#UCSCLibrary #ThrowbackThursday #ExpertLecturer #McLaughlin
This photo, taken June 11, 1923, shows us Curtiss JN4D2 or "Jennie", a WWI training plane, near San Vicente. Santa Cruz didn't have a major military base during the war, but it was involved in a number of different wartime efforts. Perhaps this was one of them!
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This 1981 photo shows us a chemistry board colloquium with an unidentified instructor. Some things never change, huh? Are you able to identify that professor? Or maybe even that compound? Let us know in the replies!
#ThrowbackThursday #UCSCLibrary
Week three, slugs! Keep it up! You're doing great, getting comfortable in your classes, finding your groove. Just gotta keep it up and before you know it, it'll be the end of the quarter!
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