New Libraries
Members of the Costa Mesa community may not realize how outdated our services have become until they view what new libraries in other cities have to offer. Here is continually growing list of new libraries in surrounding cities:
Los Gatos Library, CA – City owned and operated
This 30,000 square foot library opened to the public on February 11th, 2012 and is another representation of the power a new library can have in a community. This two-story building was designed by Noll & Tam and cost $18.4 million dollars with over $2 million being donated by the Friends of the Library group in Los Gatos. Additional coverage of the event was can be found here.
This 30,000 square foot library opened to the public on February 11th, 2012 and is another representation of the power a new library can have in a community. This two-story building was designed by Noll & Tam and cost $18.4 million dollars with over $2 million being donated by the Friends of the Library group in Los Gatos. Additional coverage of the event was can be found here.
Tustin Library — City owned and county operated:
This 32,400 sq/ft library opened in 2009 and is currently the largest library in within the OCPL system. It was designed by Field Paoli and is a magnificent representation of what a central library in Costa Mesa could be.
Katie Wheeler Library:
This library opened on February 23, 2008 and has 11,250 sq/ft of public space. The building was designed by Thirtieth Street Architects to replicate the home of the granddaughter of James Irvine and is the third OCPL branch in the city of Irvine. With the addition of the Katie Wheeler branch, Irvine has over 40,000 sq/ft of library space for a city of over 200,000 people
This library opened on February 23, 2008 and has 11,250 sq/ft of public space. The building was designed by Thirtieth Street Architects to replicate the home of the granddaughter of James Irvine and is the third OCPL branch in the city of Irvine. With the addition of the Katie Wheeler branch, Irvine has over 40,000 sq/ft of library space for a city of over 200,000 people