The AS Book Bank is located in the AS Annex behind Storke Tower facing away from the UCen.
Here is how our textbook and tech rental service works. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to us.
The first step to using the Associated Students Book Bank is knowing what you will need for your classes. You can use UCSB's Bookstore's online tool (click here) as well as the syllabus that professors send out to know what you will need.
Once you have a list of textbooks and supplies that you will need, you can check our online catalog to see if we have them in stock. If we don't have your textbook in stock, you can always fill out our textbook request form.
After you have double checked our catalog, all you need to do is come to the Annex and give us the call numbers for your materials (provided by our catalog). Materials rented by the Book Bank are due at the end of the quarter.
You can browse our entire catalog of textbooks and tech rentals at bookbankucsb.libib.com. If you are unable to find your textbook by searching the title, try using the ISBN number.
Although our system updates automatically, during the first couple days of the quarter the Book Bank receives hundreds of students. As such, sometimes students view their book online and in the time it takes to arrive to the Book Bank, their textbook will have been checked out. We recommend searching for your textbooks before the quarter starts and planning to check your book out early.
Every quarter, the Book Bank buys new textbooks as well as receives donations. We input these new textbooks int our system before the quarter starts, every quarter. If you do not view your textbook online by the first day of classes, you can fill out our request form to have us purchase your textbook for you. If you have any questions, please view or FAQ page or contact us.