READ Poster Archive

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate.

As part of National Library Week, the ALA's Celebrity READ Campaign helps promote reading by featuring high-profile celebrities with their favorite books. Since 1980, more than 150 celebrities including actors, musicians, athletes, and innovators have participated in the campaign to spread the joy of reading. Spanning 2006 through 2020, and resuming the tradition in 2023, the UCI Libraries READ posters feature UCI faculty and leaders photographed with their favorite books.

UCI Libraries READ Poster Honorees and Their Favorite Books

2023 (click to view larger image in new window)

Kyriacos Athenasiou Alexandre Chan Autumn Ivy Mark Lazenby Melissa Pinto Harinder Singh Constance Steinkuehler Robert Steele Heike Thiel de Bocanegra 

2020 (click to view larger image in new window)

Oladele Ogunseitan Jan Hirsch Luohua Jiang Nakia Best Steve Goldstein Bernadette Boden Leesa & Ajay

2019 (click to view larger image in new window)

Schneider vega Nielson Minteer and Zand lefteris Elfenbein

2018 (click to view larger image in new window)

christensen murata bender Miller & Gibney

2017 (click to view larger image in new window)

Federoff Anyamath hgpatton Klebuckl Alcalof Perezhr presidents - 2017

2016 (click to view larger image in new window)

Acharya Golub R Kelly Rousseau Sistrunk Sorkin Presidents 2016

2015 (click to view larger image in new window)

Burnight Greenfield Kaplan Limoli Luo presidents of 2015

2014 (click to view larger image in new window)

Vanetten Shuang cjohnson presidents of 2014

2013 (click to view larger image in new window)

Bharris Boyle Delashaw lgibbs Claster presidents of 2013

2012 (click to view larger image in new window)

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2011 (click to view larger image in new window)

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2010 (click to view larger image in new window)

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2009 (click to view larger image in new window)

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2008 (click to view larger image in new window)

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2007 (click to view larger image in new window)

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2006 (click to view larger image in new window)

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