The Bike Library

The Bike Library was founded by the Student Environmental Center's Transportation Campaign. It was created after the first year of "The Community and Culture of the Bicycle" class in the spring of 2008. The Bike Library began rolling the following fall and has since been providing UCSC students, staff, and faculty with free bicycles every quarter.... It was originally a bike share program created, designed, and directed by students. After a few years the program grew too large for students to manage on their own, and the campus Transportation and Parking Services began sponsoring the program. Funding for the program came from the Campus Sustainability Council through a student fee designed to support student projects that promote campus sustainability. Now that the Bike Library is under the direction of UCSC's Transportation and Parking Services, they are our new funding source. Our mission is still to promote bike ridership and support a growing bike community by providing bikes to students, faculty, and staff who would otherwise not have them. If you are interested in getting involved, you can try joining the SEC Transportation Campaign or contacting us to see if there are any ways to get involved!Read More