San Diego Central Library

The library building's exterior, 2013

The San Diego Central Library is the main branch of the San Diego Public Library, which is a public library system serving the city of San Diego, California. 

Description and history

Lobby of the Central Library, which opened in 2013

In 1952, the Carnegie Library was demolished and a new Central Library was opened at the same location on June 27, 1954. That library closed permanently on June 9, 2013, to begin the 10-week process of transferring its 2.6-million-item collection to the new library.[1] Over the years, many branch libraries have also been opened throughout the City.

In 2010, construction began on a new $184.9 million 366,673 square feet (34,065.0 m2)[2] Central Library at 330 Park Boulevard in downtown San Diego. This 9-story structure was designed by San Diego architect Rob Quigley. It is topped with an iconic steel-and-mesh lattice dome over a two-story reading room.[3] It opened on September 30, 2013.[1] The library displays numerous books and collections, including the second largest collection of baseball memorabilia in the U.S.[4]

The Central Library also houses a charter high school, e3 Civic High School, which is billed as the only school in the United States to be housed within a library. The school is located on the sixth and seventh floors of the library and is visible to, but not accessible by, the public. The school serves grades 9 through 12. It opened on September 3, 2013 with an initial student body of 260 ninth and tenth graders. Additional grades were added in 2014 and 2015 resulting in a student body of approximately 500.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Moran, Greg (June 10, 2013). "Downtown library checks out". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Facts About The New Central Library, San Diego Public Library
  3. ↑ Showley, Roger (January 19, 2013). "No flubs at library building site after 899 days". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "San Diego's main library closes, clearing way for new one". CBS 8. June 9, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ Magee, Maureen (September 3, 2013). "Central-library charter school opens". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2013.

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