Looking for your last great beach read before summer is over? The UCLA Library has you covered!

Recommended Reading:

Ever wonder what Chancellor Block is reading or what book actress and UCLA alumna, Mayim Bialik recommends? Click here to find out! Watch our very own UCLA Library staff discuss some of their favorite books too.

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Current Exhibits:

The Art of Fashion and Costume Design

August 8, 2016 – September 9, 2016

Class, Gender and Ethnicity in Postwar Japan

Exploring the Censored Magazines and Newspapers in the Prange Collection

May 2, 2016 - September 23, 2016

We have exciting things on the way for next month! Stay tuned for the Spirit of UCLA exhibit opening on September 16.

Databases:

Take a look at just a few of our favorite databases:

American Civil War - Letters and Diaries:  http://guides.library.ucla.edu/go.php?c=5617365

Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/

ARTstor: http://guides.library.ucla.edu/go.php?c=5617442

Everyday Life and Women in America Online, c.1820-1900: http://guides.library.ucla.edu/go.php?c=5617765

Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954: http://guides.library.ucla.edu/go.php?c=5617970

interesting:http://www.amdigital.co.uk/m-products/view-all/

MedlinePlus (free): http://guides.library.ucla.edu/go.php?c=5618143

Smithsonian Global Sound: http://guides.library.ucla.edu/go.php?c=5618542

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