The Eli Luria Library serves the students and faculty of Santa Barbara City College and many community members in Santa Barbara, California. This is a very active and vital library, with nearly 3,000 users in an average day. Students come for classes, to study, to research, to use the nearly 120,000 books and many periodicals and databases. Patrons can enjoy tea, coffee, snacks in the library's cafe. Many textbooks are available on reserve for use. The library is also the site of community events, such as poetry readings. Photo credits: V.Campos, E.Bowman, K.Morrison