La Crescenta Library

In Dec. 2006, the county presented updated conceptual renderings to Supervisor Michael Antonovich's Community Library Committee. To view the updated drawings and floor plans, click on the links below.

View from Foothill Blvd.

Close-up of front entry

View from La Crescenta Ave.

* Please keep in mind this is not the final design and there may be changes in the future, most certainly to the color and sign design.

 

Floor Plan - First Floor

Floor Plan - Second Floor

 

On September 27, 2006 the county announced the two artists who will provide the artwork for the new library. To read the press release about the artists, click here.

Send your tax deductible donation to the Library Art Fund, or for any other area, to:

 

Friends of La Crescenta Library
4521 La Crescenta Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214
Attn:  Elaine Silvestro, President

Please be sure to include your name and return address for donations larger than $250.

 

On November 18, 2005 Congressman David Dreier was able to secure an additional $1 million for the library in the TTHUD Conference report.

On September 27, 2005 Supervisor Michael Antonovich announced that the Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved the purchase of real property located at 2801-2813 Foothill Boulevard from Coffey Limited Partnership for $1,450,000.

With a projected groundbreaking in April 2007, the project will replace the existing library with a new facility of approximately 14,800 square feet, meeting the current and projected needs of the La Crescenta community.

Service improvements at the proposed new library will include a large adult reading area, a community meeting room to seat 100 people, a community learning center to provide after-school homework assistance for students, two small-group study rooms, a teen center for middle and high school students, a spacious children’s area with dedicated storytelling and programming space, express-service checkout machines at the customer service desk, public access computers with Internet access, and an expanded collection of 81,000 books and other library materials.

On June 23,2005  the The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to budget $9 million dollars for construction and operations of the new La Crescenta Library. Documents pertaining to the proposed construction were available for public review from April 13 - May 12, 2005. To view the documents online, you will need Adobe Acrobat  Reader.

 

Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration  (1.5 mb)

Appendix A, B & C
Environmental Checklist, Air Quality Worksheets, Environmental Site Assesment (5 mb)

Appendix C (continued, part 1)
Environmental Site Assesment (5 mb)

Appendix C (continued, part 2)
Environmental Site Assesment (5 mb)

Appendix C (continued, part 3)
Environmental Site Assesment (5 mb)

Appendix C (continued., part 4)
Environmental Site Assesment (5 mb)

Appendix D
Traffic Impact Analysis (5 mb)

Appendix D (continued)
Traffic Impact Analysis (2.7 mb)