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In 1963, the library moved to a double storefront a block north from its original location. New library shelving, tables and chairs replaced the makeshift furnishings. Library hours were increased to 67 hours a week by 1964. The yearly budget was $21,200 and there were 12,725 books in the collection.
The Branch was temporarily closed in 1987 due to the Whittier Narrows Earthquake, along with 6 other L.A. branch libraries. The structural damage reported totaled approximately $32,000. [ 4 ] On July 28, 1988, while the building was closed for repairs, the branch was moved to a temporary location on 3500 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles.
The Yolo County librarian corresponded with James Beltram for roughly 20 letters when $3,000 was finally offered to construct a new branch in 1917. Once Beltram realized the county's intent of putting the branch in Yolo, he objected to the funding again, this time on the basis that the community was too close to the formerly funded library.
The library system ran on 4 full-time and 1 part-time worker and many volunteers. [6] In 1965 a library branch opened in Ridge Manor on the east side of the county, and a branch in Spring Hill followed in 1968. [9] In response to a population boom in the 1980s, the West Hernando branch of the library was built and dedicated in 1985.
The SouthShore Regional Library is part of the Tampa–Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL), and is the largest branch of the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC). Opened in October 2006, this 40,000 square foot facility is located at 15816 Beth Shields Way in Ruskin, and serves the surrounding Ruskin, Sun City ...
The newly remodeled Woodland Branch Library (at 4,600 square feet) located in Los Altos and jointly funded by the City and the Library reopened in March 2010. Groundbreaking for the new Gilroy Library (at 53,500 square feet) took place in July 2010 and the replacement building on the same site was dedicated on April 27, 2012.
The application noted that the branch libraries had been constructed in a variety of period revival styles to house the initial branch library system of the City of Los Angeles. [citation needed] The current facility began construction on December 26, 1926 and was completed in May 1927. The library opened on June 1, 1927.
The Library Partnership Branch opened in 2009 and the Cone Park Branch in 2011. A new, permanent location for the Cone Park Branch Library was opened near the Eastside Community Center in Gainesville on December 14, 2013. [7] [8] [9] In 2015, Headquarters branch celebrated 25 years - with an estimated 3.8 million items checked out that year. [10]