THOUSAND OAKS : Library Gets Funds to Fix Leaky Roof
The Thousand Oaks Library will get a leak-proof roof this summer and a brighter lighting system this fall, but readers will be shut out of the building for up to a month during the renovations.
The first priority will be rebuilding the exterior roof, which has dripped every rainy season since the building opened in 1982. Council members on Tuesday approved a $1.24-million contract to repair the roof, with funds coming from the architects and contractors who designed the leaky structure.
“You will not be able to take a shower in the library once this work is done,” City Manager Grant Brimhall promised.
Once the roof is complete, engineers will turn to the library’s interior, which suffered $2 million in damage during the Northridge earthquake.
Under a program approved by the council Tuesday, architect Jean Amador will install a new false ceiling made of lightweight acoustical tiles strapped in with seismic braces.
These tiles should not fall during a quake. And even if a few did shake loose, they would cause much less damage than the steel sheets that formed the previous ceiling, Amador said.
The library will have to be closed for two to four weeks next winter during the last phase of the renovations.
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