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Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) Administration News Clippings Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 051
Physical Description:
.5 Cubic Feet
1 legal document box
Date (inclusive): ca 1991-2003
Abstract: Collection of clippings from area papers and magazines documenting the Peninsula Center Library expansion in the 1990s, tenure
of District Director Linda Elliott and the effects of a state-wide budget crisis on PVLD operations, staff and Board of Trustees.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: 1
Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.
The collection is open for research use.
[Name of item], Palos Verdes Library District Administration News Clippings Collection (Collection 051). Local History Center,
Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
The Peninsula Center Library is the second of three PVLD facilities. The original building was designed by architects A.
Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons and was completed in 1967. In 1995, architects Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF) renovated and
expanded the space which nearly doubled its size. Residents overwhelmingly approved a local bond measure which in part supported
the renovation. Budget cuts by the state of California and redirection of local property taxes from special districts had
a severe impact on PVLD's budget. Construction delays and defects, which ultimately led to extended litigation, further added
to PVLD's budget woes. Cost-cutting measures included reduced hours at all libraries and staff reorganization.
Arranged mostly chronologically. Summary of major topics noted in articles included in folder one.
Includes photocopies of articles from area newspapers about PVLD and covers topics such as local bond measures to expand the
Peninsula Center Library; community reaction to the library expansion and furnishings; Save Our Libraries organization; cuts
to renovation costs; library automation; affects of California state budget cuts; staff reductions and low morale; Library
Board of Trustees elections; and litigation resulting from the expansion.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from PVLD Administration Office.
Initial rehousing from binders to folders and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers, Sue Tittle, Jason
Lee and Anu Desai. Original newspaper clippings photocopied in original binder order. Final arrangement and description
by Monique Sugimoto, December 2023.
Subject and Biographical File Collection; Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
Clippings may duplicate those held in the Local History Center Subject and Biographical File Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Library buildings--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula
Palos Verdes Library District (Calif.)
Public libraries--California--Planning
Public libraries--Finance
Library bonds
Library employees
Library trustees
Library districts
Integrated library systems (Computer systems)
Special districts--California