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New Main Library
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Photo Gallery |
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Costs and Funding
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Sustainable Building
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Construction Facts |
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Project Team |
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Webcam |
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Media Contacts |
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Summary Sheet
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For many
years, voters of Santa
Monica have supported
expanded library service
resulting in the current
construction of the new
Main Library and the
recently-completed
renovation of the
Montana Ave., Fairview
and Ocean Park Branches.
This support has
included:
• A 1988 bond passed to
purchase land for Main
Library expansion.
• A 1998 bond passed by
81% to fund Main and
Branch Library
improvements.
A formal planning
process, begun in 1996,
included community focus
groups, surveys and
meetings, resulting in a
Library Master Plan.
Working from this plan
and the Library Building
Program, the
architectural firm Moore
Ruble Yudell (MRY) of
Santa Monica worked with
a project team to
formulate the conceptual
design for the new Main
Library. The design was
approved by the Santa
Monica City Council in
2002 after extensive
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Branch Library Improvements |
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2001-2003 |
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Main Library Razed |
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Spring 2003 |
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Site Excavation |
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Fall 2003 |
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Construction of Subterranean
Garage |
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2004 |
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Construction of New Main Library |
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2004-2005 |
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Completion of New Main Library |
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Fall 2005 |
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Opening of New main Library |
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Winter 2005/06 |
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Construction of the North
Surface Parking Lot |
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Begins May 2005 |
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Palm Trees Planted in the North
Surface Parking Lot |
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June 2005 |
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Some Exterior Walls Receive
Color Accents |
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July 2005 |
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Voter-approved bonds |
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$25.0 million |
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Capital Improvement Project
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$15.0 million |
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Additional CIP funds |
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$21.0 million |
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Redevelopment Agency funds |
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$12.9 million |
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Project Costs |
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$73.9 million |
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