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HBPL History

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Huntington Beach Library and Cultural Center

History of Huntington Beach Public Library from 1909 to 1975 from Saturday, April 5, 1975 dedication booklet.

070726-2

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Huntington Beach Library and Cultural Center

This document presents a history of the development and building of the Huntington Beach Library Information and Cultural Resource Center. It contains Library board members, City Council members, layout diagrams, photographs, and the services provided by the Library. The document date appears to be 1975.

These scanned documents are
available online
by the generous volunteer efforts
of Mr. S. Gitlin.

070730-1

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“Huntington Beach” (periodical)

A copy of the front page of a periodical called the “Huntington Beach” from 1914, showing some of the current and planned buildings and homes in Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach Union High School, Huntington Inn, and the Carnegie Library.

070910-7

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Extra, Extra, Library to Get Old Copies of Independent

An article from the December 1, 1994 issue of the Huntington Beach Independent newspaper, describing how a bunch of old Huntington Beach Independent newspapers were found in a garage of the Daily Pilot, and that they would be given to the Huntington Beach Library, as part of the history of Huntington Beach.

071001-1

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Huntington Beach Council Approves Library Expansion

An article from the Los Angeles Times of March 29, 1991 discusses the Huntington Beach City Council approval of the $8.4 million, 41,000 square foot expansion of the Huntington Central Library. Library Director Ron Hayden.

071001-2

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Huntington Beach Library, Information and Cultural Resource Center

A Fact sheet from April of 1975, giving information about the new Huntington Beach Library that was opened in April, 1975. Information includes, size, constructions costs, architect, general contractor, City Council members, City Administrator, Library Board members, background information, capacity and holdings, and services.

071001-3

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Playhouse Lands a Permanent Home in Library

An article from the Los Angeles Times of March 1991, describing how the Huntington Beach Playhouse had secured a permanent home as part of the $8.4 million expansion of the Huntington Beach Central Library. The 320-seat theater will be part of the new wing of the Library.

071001-4

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Classy Chassis Show is One for the Books

An article from the OC Register of June 10, 1991 describing the 6^th annual Concours d’Elegance in the Huntington Beach Central Park, sponsored by the Huntington Beach Central Library. Proceeds from the 3,000 people attending the show will help pay the construction costs of the new Childrens’ wing to be built in the Fall 1991. Also see 071001-6.

071001-5

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Huntington Beach Library to Expand

A short article from the Library Journal of May 15, 1991 discussing the Huntington Beach City Council approval of the $8 million, 42,000 square foot expansion project of the Huntington Beach Central Library. Also see 071001-1.

071001-6

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Auto Attraction Lures Lovers of Exotic Cars

An article from the OC Register of June 5, 1991 describing the 6^th annual Concours d’Elegance Auto Show in Huntington Beach Central Park. The event was sponsored by the Huntington Beach Central Library. Also see 071001-4.

071001-7

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Entrepreneurial Libraries Could Bring Happy Endings

An article from the Los Angeles Times describing how libraries in Orange County are finding innovative ways to tap into new funding sources just to be able to stay open. The entrepreneurial libraries are finding new fee-based services to help fund their budgets.

071001-8

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Huntington Beach Public Library System: Square Feet, Volumes, Circulation

A table from May 7, 1997 showing by branch, the Square Feet, Volumes, and Circulation of the Huntington Beach Library System.

071001-9

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Sweet Dreams Realized

An Article from the OC Register of December 12, 1992 about Ron Hayden, director of the Huntington Beach Library, and the new 43,000 square-foot, $8.5 million expansion of the Huntington Beach Central Library. The article discusses some of the services to be provided by the new expanded library, and the funding required for the expansion.

071001-10

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A Passport to Adventure at the Library

An article from the Los Angeles Times talking about the Children’s Library at the Huntington Beach Central Library. Friends of the Children’s Library, Carnival of Folk Tales, Passport to Adventure: Read Around the World.

071001-11

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Library Opens

An article from the City Employees Newsletter, Breeze of April 1975 talking about the new $5 million library to be opened in Central Park. Richard and Dion Neutra, Swinerton and Walberg Company.

071004-1

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Library Moves Into Field of High Tech

An article from the Los Angeles Times (date unknown) discussing how the Huntington Central Library has developed Orange County’s premier public multimedia center. Also included is an article about genealogy and how the Huntington Beach Central Library contains over 14,000 volumes of genealogical information, the largest in the County. Orange County California Genealogical Society.

071004-2

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Architect’s Widow to Share Work-of-Art House in Silver Lake

An article from the Los Angeles Times of April 13, 1986 talking about Dione Neutra, her life and family, and the house that she lives in, in Silver Lake and how she makes it available to the interested public.

071004-3

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A Proud Addition

A composite of 3 different short articles from the Daily Pilot of April, 2, 1975, the Los Angeles Times of April 6, 1975, and the Los Angeles Times of March 18, 1975, discussing the new Huntington Beach Central Library that opened to the public in April 1975.

071004-4

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California Public Library Statistics

A series of tables showing information about the public library systems in California for fiscal year 1979 – 1980, that serve populations in the 100,000 – 500,000 range. Information includes Total Expenditures, Activities, Salary Survey, Collections, and Population and Staffing.

071004-5

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Huntington Beach Central Library Salt Water Aquarium

A listing and description of the varieties of fish in the salt water aquarium in the main lobby of the Huntington Beach Central Library.

071004-6

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Gibbs’ Butterfly Park

A short article in the Huntington Beach Independent discussing the opening of the Norma Brandel Gibbs Park in Huntington Beach. 300 eucalyptus trees were planted to help re-establish the park as a stopover place for migrating Monarch butterflies.

071004-7

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Controversy Flares Over Library Plans

An article from the Huntington Beach Independent of November 29, 1990 discussing protests against the design of the new children’s wing of the Central Library. The controversy centers around the contention that the proposed plans will ‘obliterate’ the front of the library that was the last project of renowned architect Richard Neutra. Barbara Milkovich, Mayor Ruth Bailey.

071004-8

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Neutra Legacy Includes Schuller Church

An article in the Orange County Register of May 4, 1986 describing the Garden Grove Community Church that was designed by Richard Neutra in 1961 for evangelist Robert Schuller.

071004-9

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Huntington Beach Builds Monumental Library

An article from the Orange County Chronicle of May 9, 1976 discussing the new Huntington Beach Central Library built in Central Park in 1976. Walter Johnson, Norma Brandel Gibbs, Ted Bartlett, Richard Neutra, Huntington Heritage Garden.

071004-10

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Children’s Wing Opens at Huntington Beach Library

A synopsis of an article from the Orange County Register of January 13, 1994 describing the January 8, 1994 opening of the new Children’s wing at the Huntington Beach Library.

071004-11

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Booking the Bands

An article from the Huntington Beach Independent of June 20, 1996 describing how the Huntington Beach Central Library changes from a mild-mannered book archive by day to a pulsing concert hall at night. On certain nights of the week, the Library rents out the Talbert Room to local high school and college bands.

071008-1

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New Readers Plead for Program

An article from the Huntington Beach Independent of August 10, 1995 discussing how Huntington Beach residents are asking the City Council to step in and fill the funding void and keep the Huntington Beach adult literacy program going. The funding gap was caused when the U.S. Department of Education discontinued the $35, 000 grant funding the program.

071008-2

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Neutra’s Widow Remembers Life With a Genius

An article from the Orange County Register of May 4, 1986 describing Dione Neutra’s memories of her late husband, famed architect, Robert Neutra. It also contains a copy of article 071004-8.

071008-3

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Huntington Beach Library System – 1993-1994 Annual Report

A set of statistics from 1993-1994 showing for the Huntington Beach Library System, Service Area, Population Served, Facilities, Borrowers, Circulation, Interlibrary Loans, Reference Questions, and Programs.

071008-5

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Huntington Beach Public Library Questionnaire

A questionnaire, probably from the 1980s regarding the usage and services provided by the Huntington Beach Library. No information available concerning who issued the questionnaire, or who completed it.

071008-6

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Local Landmark No., 2

A contest sponsored by the Huntington Beach Independent and the Times Orange County, showing a local landmark and asking for its identification. The contest was called “Hula to Hawaii”.

071008-7

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Richard Neutra; A Chronology

A chronology of the life of Richard Neutra, Information was provided by the Inland Library System Reference Center from information from the architectural library (?) and the American Institute of Architects.

071008-8

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History of the Huntington Beach Public Library

This is a history of the Huntington Beach Library System provided from information from the Library Board Manual. It follows the history of the library from the first library association in 1909, to the Central Library opened in 1975 in Huntington Beach Central Park. It is one of the most complete descriptions of libraries in Huntington Beach.

071008-9

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Huntington Beach Library Expansion Groundbreaking

A Program for the groundbreaking ceremony on February 21, 1992, for the expansion of the Central Huntington Beach Library. “Building a Foundation of Knowledge”.

071008-10

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Dedication of the Huntington Beach Library Information and Cultural Resource Center – April 5, 1975

This is a poem written by Richard Armour, Huntington Beach Bicentennial, Honorary Poet Laureate, for the dedication ceremony of the new Huntington Beach Central Library.

071008-11

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Pre-1950 Magazines at Huntington Beach Library

This is a list of pre-1950 magazines, available in either microfilm or hard copy, at the Huntington Beach Library.

080131-1

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First Read on Oak View Library: It’s a Hit

An article from the Huntington Beach Wave (date unknown) about the opening of the Oak View Library, the city’s first new library in 30 years. It includes a map of the Huntington Beach area, and the location of the new Oak View library branch.

080131-2

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The Library in Early Huntington Beach

The Spring 1997 and 1988 issues of the Friends of the Huntington Beach Public Library Newsletter, with the following articles; The Library in Early Huntington Beach, Books at Free Library, and Library Garden Blooms Anew.

080131-3

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Library Addition Funding is OK’d

An article from the Orange County Register of April 3, 1991 talking about the City Council approval of funding for $8.5 annex addition to the Huntington Beach Central Library. Also included are floor layouts for the upper and lower levels of the annex.

080131-4

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All This and Books Too

An article from the Orange County Illustrated of November 1975 talking about the new Huntington Beach Library Information and Cultural Resource Center. Several photographs are included of both the exterior and interior of the new library.

080131-6

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Huntington Beach Library: A Look Back

A series of articles in the Huntington Beach Independent, by Jerry Person, talking about the history of the Huntington Beach Library. Articles include Early Library Officials Had a Read on Carnegie Foundation – 10/23/97, Another Chapter in the History of the Library – 10/30/97, Here’s Another One for the Books – 11/06/97, and Closing the Book on History of Library.

080131-7

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Teaching Parents to Teach Their Kids

An article from the Los Angeles Times of December 18(?) 1994, Teaching Parents to Teach Their Kids, talks about the Family Literacy Program in the primarily Latino community of Oak View, to teach parents basic English skills needed to read and write so they can read to their kids. There is also a second unrelated article, Nonresident Library Fee is a Success, Officials Say, that talks about the impact that the new non-resident library fee will have on library funding.