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California Awards $108 Million in Library Construction GrantsSan Diego was one of the big winners in the latest round of grants awarded by the California Public Library Construction and Renovation Board October 28. The city will receive $20 million to help jump-start its plans for a new $150-million downtown main library at the corner of Park Boulevard and K Street, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported October 30. The good news came as a welcome respite for Mayor Dick Murphy, who has been grappling with the wildfire tragedy and who has made the city’s library system one of his administration’s top 10 priorities.This round of grants is the second of three award cycles established by the $350-million Library Bond Act of 2000. A total of 67 cities competed for more than $108 million in grants, which went to 16 cities planning to build new libraries or renovate existing ones. Other award winners included Monterey County, Long Beach, Redding, Temecula, Murrieta, Hesperia, Lincoln, and Redwood City. “It’s just heartbreaking to hear so many applications and people who love their libraries and not have enough money to fund [all of] them,” State Librarian Kevin Starr said in the October 30 Contra Costa Times. Starr encouraged cities to try again in January for the third award cycle, adding that two state legislators plan to propose a similar bond measure after the 2000 act expires. Posted November 3, 2003. |
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