COUNCIL TO REVIEW LIBRARY PROJECTS.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer The City Council will review two options Tuesday for expanding the children's service area in the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Library, each costing $10.5 million. The need to expand the children's area dates back 15 years but was put on hold in 1991, when a branch library was built in Newbury Park, and again in 1994, after the Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . ``We are pretty much overflowing o·ver·flow v. o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flow·ing, o·ver·flows v.intr. 1. To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks. 2. To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway. 3. right now throughout the entire library, particularly in the children's area,'' said Stephen Brogden, library services director. ``We did a needs assessment study and that calls for an additional 20,000 square feet for the library.'' Killefer Flammang Purtill Architects of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. has come up with two options, each 20,000 square feet, for the council to chose. One option calls for a southside expansion. One disadvantage, officials say, is the long distance a patron would have to walk from the main entry. The other option calls for expanding on the northside but that would require the circulation desk to be relocated re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. and a complete overhaul of the library's entryway. ``There are advantages to either option,'' Brogden said. ``The main thing we want is the best functioning library we can get.'' The council already has set aside $6.4 million for the project and approved $4 million in bonds. Brogden said he anticipated it would take six to nine months for the planning and an additional nine months to a year for construction. The library has 125,000 registered borrowers and roughly 5,000 to 6,000 of the patrons live outside the city. The council will hold its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the library, 1401 E. Janss Road, to kick off a series of events celebrating the library's 20th anniversary. The council on Tuesday also will consider a request from Mayor Edward Masry and Councilwoman Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see . Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean American actress who is best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series . to ask the Ventura County Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. to not cut down any oak trees at the Lang Ranch dam site until all permits for the project are in place. The county, which is building the 66-foot-high dam for the city, plans on severe trimming of the trees to prevent nesting birds during construction. |
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