La Jolla in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Theodor Seuss Geisel Memorial

Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat

Geisel Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 9, 2026

1. Geisel Memorial Marker

Inscription.
This Memorial was dedicated at UCSD, home of the Dr. Seuss Collection, on 2 March 2004, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss. The original casting of this work is part of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden at the Springfield Museums Quadrangle in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel.
Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, Sculptor.
©2002 Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P.
©2002 Dimond Cates Studios, L.L.C.

Geisel Library, home of the Dr. Seuss Collection, is named in honor of Audrey S. and Theodor Seuss Geisel. This building was named Geisel Library on 1 December 1995 in recognition of Audrey S. Geisel's generosity to the UCSD Libraries.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education.

Location. 32° 52.849′ N, 117° 14.272′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in La Jolla. It can be reached from Hopkins Drive south of Voight Drive, on the left when traveling south. Located on the campus of UCSD, near the southwest corner of the Geisel Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9701 Hopkins Dr, San Diego CA 92161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington to Baltimore 1844 Telegraph Message (approx. 0.4 miles away); Conserving California's Coastal Treasures (approx. 0.8 miles away); Torrey Pines Gliderport (approx. one mile away); Development of CDMA for Cellular Communications (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); John “Manila John” Basilone (approx. 2.9 miles away); San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); Torrey Pines Lodge (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Regarding Theodor Seuss Geisel Memorial. Geisel Library is the iconic main library at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), known for its distinctive brutalist-futurist architecture, intended to look like hands holding up a stack of books. A unique, multi-tiered concrete structure designed by William Pereira, it's a landmark on the UCSD campus, and it has appeared in films like Inception. Built in 1970, it was renamed in 1995 to honor the Geisels, who were major supporters of literacy. The Geisel Memorial and plaque are located near the southwest corner of the library.

Geisel Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 9, 2026

2. Geisel Library

This plaque is inside the library.

Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 9, 2026

3. Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat

Geisel Memorial and plaque, located near the southwest corner of the library.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 9, 2026

4. Geisel Library

Designed to look like hands holding up a stack of books.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.