Architectural features of the new Logan Heights Branch Library

The new Logan Heights Branch Library opened December 11, 2009. This incredible two-story, 25,000-square-foot branch library is at the heart of the Logan Heights Community. The new facility replaces a 3,967 square foot facility built in 1927. In a unique arrangement, the library is on the Logan Elementary School grounds and adjacent to Memorial Charter Middle School. Students from those two schools will help open the new library. The book collection expanded from about 40,700 to approximately 73,000 and includes a strong Spanish-language collection. The new facility has 66 public computers (compared to 10 at the old site) and two early literacy computers for toddlers.

In this video, San Diego Public Library Director Deborah Barrow describes the impact of the new facility, San Diego City Council President Ben Hueso discusses the community's participation in building the library and architect Joseph Martinez describes the strong latino influences in the library's design.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Logan
• Heights
• library
• literacy

[acatl33]

My city finally does something right!

[Varelar84]

few blocks from my house clay ave...nice

[XxSuLeYxX]

I LOVE THIS LIBARY CAUSE IT IS SO BIG!

[juan4141002]

I LOVE OUR LIBRARY!

[dandflp]

I think Mission Hills and Kensington will get libraries. Many branch libraries in San Diego have recently been added or updated, and they are all great. I have visited many of the new ones. Mission Valley by Ikea, the one on Montezuma by SDSU, La Mesa library is new, Malcom X library is fairly new also. There are more, and I think improving the branch libraries is probably better than building a new main library. How long have we been debating that issue?! Too long!

[speedgraphic]

Very nice! Lucky folks in Logan Heights got their remodel before the downturn... now we'll never see a nice library in Mission Hills or Kensington :(

[Felixcastillo]

Amazing...