San Diego Central Library - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 42.523 W 117° 09.246
11S E 485557 N 3619006
One of the largest libraries in California is located in downtown San Diego.
Waymark Code: WMWA3N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2017
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Taken from Wikipedia, "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. 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. 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. It opened on September 30, 2013. The library displays numerous books and collections, including the second largest collection of baseball memorabilia in the U.S.
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."
Classification of Library: Public Library (Open to all)
Internet access available: Unknown - Could not verify
Additional Internet Connection Options:
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Approximate date of opening.: 01/01/2013
Hours of Operation: Not listed
Library Website: Not listed
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