Groundbreaking Set for New Library Branch
Groundbreaking ceremonies for a larger, revamped branch library will be held today at 3:30 p.m., officials said.
The new library at 4400 Babcock Ave. is scheduled to open next year, said Rachel Conger, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Public Library.
Mayor Richard Riordan, Councilman Mike Feuer, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and City Librarian Susan Kent will turn the first shovel of dirt to signal the start of construction at a ceremony with schoolchildren and members of the community, Conger said.
“It’s going to provide the community with a 21st century library,” said Peter Presic, a spokesman for the library. “We’ll have so much more to offer both adults and children with technology and resources.”
The old library was deemed too small and was demolished last month, Presic said. The new 10,500-square-foot building will be twice the size of the 1963 structure. The $3.5-million construction cost will be funded by Proposition I, a library bond approved by city voters in 1989, along with money from the city Department of Recreation and Parks and the Department of Transportation.
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