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A horizontal banner image featuring three panels. On the left, the red brick exterior of the Orbach Science Library. On the right, the modern white architectural facade of the Rivera Library. In the center, a highlighted inset shows UCR Library’s Christina Bean and EH&S’s Mark Atwood standing in the library stacks. Both are wearing purple nitrile gloves and holding open Victorian-era books with decorative bindings to demonstrate safe handling procedures.

UCR Library Launches Proactive Safety Initiative for Historical Book Collections with Support from EH&S

The UCR Library, in partnership with UCR's EH&S, has announced a comprehensive safety and awareness initiative to address the presence of historical heavy metal pigments in our book collections.
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A horizontal banner features three side-by-side images showcasing historical and alternative mascots for UC Riverside. On the left, a person in a Norm the Orange costume—a large orange with a green stem and blue plaid shorts—stands on a campus walkway with the Bell Tower in the background. The center image is a vintage black-and-white photograph of the original Scotty, a black Scottish Terrier wearing a cape labeled "UCR." The final image on the right shows a hand holding a tan baseball cap featuring a car

2nd Annual UCR Library Sticker Competition

We're accepting submissions for our 2nd Annual UCR Library Sticker Competition! For this year’s competition, we ask that you imagine a new mascot for UCR—anything but a bear!
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Congressman Shomari C. Figures and University Librarian Mihoko Hosoi standing together inside the UCR Tomás Rivera Library in front of three large paintings of Tuskegee Airmen, originally featured on a 2010 Rose Parade float.

Congressman Shomari C. Figures Explores Tuskegee Legacy at the UCR Library

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the UCR Library hosted Congressman Shomari C. Figures for a visit to engage with our Tuskegee Airmen Collections.
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