Grant R. Brimhall Library
The Grant R. Brimhall Library serves as the main
History
The Thousand Oaks City Council established the Thousand Oaks Library, which was dedicated on January 25, 1982. Previously, library services had been provided by the Ventura County Library Services Agency operating from a branch on Wilbur Road. The new city structure provided the community with a 59,000 sq. ft. building. It has an interior fountain and a sculpture of
The library was originally located on Wilbur Road, across from where the Janss Marketplace parking structure stands today. Today, the original building has been remodeled and is used for art work. The Thousand Oaks Library occupies its new building, at 1401 E. Janss Rd. in January 1982, which was later named the Grant R. Brimhall Library in honor of the former City Manager. Before 1982, the library was part of the Ventura County Library Services Agency. In November 1982, the City of Thousand Oaks assumed responsibility for library operations.[8]
The Newbury Park Branch of the library opened in January 1991 at 2331 Borchard Rd. The library encompasses 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2). The building includes an additional 4,000 square feet (370 m2) which house the Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library work area. Newbury Park Library is also home of Thousand Oaks Community Gallery.[9]
Architecture
A.C. Martin and Associates Architecture firm located in
Relocation and return
For many years, the library was not located at the main Grant R. Brimhall Building. It moved to a large commercial building off Conejo School Road. In 1994, the Thousand Oaks Library was damaged by the Northridge earthquake and was temporarily relocated to 2400 Willow Lane to allow reconstruction to proceed rapidly. The Grant R. Brimhall Library re-opened at the Janss Road site in November 1996. The building began to have problems with the roof in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Damage occurred inside the library due to leaking, which sent the city and original developer into a lawsuit that took years to conclude. Until the lawsuit concluded and the building could be repaired correctly, the library was moved to the Conejo School Road location, across the
Thousand Oaks Library System
There are approximately 380,000 items in the collection, including books, magazines, newspapers, recorded books on CD and digital formats, DVDs, CD-ROMs and music CDs. New materials are ordered daily by the library. The library system no longer uses the
The
Newbury Park Library
Newbury Park Library opened in January 1991 on Borchard Road in Newbury Park, California, directly across from Newbury Gateway Park. It is adjacent to Thousand Oaks Community Gallery and home of the 4,000 sq. ft. Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library work area.[13][14] The 31,000 sq. ft. library is a branch of the Thousand Oaks Library and is located in a former Ralphs supermarket. It was finished in 1991 at a cost of $4 million, and opened with a collection of 18,000 volumes and a small collection of video and audiotapes. The library houses various genealogical items of the Conejo Valley Genealogical Society.[15]
Expansion
The Grant R. Brimhall Library recently finished a children's wing expansion project. The library expansion project includes a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) expansion of the Grant R. Brimhall Library. The project adds onto the south side of the building and is devoted to children's services and collections. Additional staff work area is also included in this project. The new Children's Library entrance is facing Janss Road, with additional parking, a drive-up book drop, a courtyard, 3700 gallon saltwater aquarium and children's patio. It also offers a separate program room, additional shelving for the juvenile collection, and extra study and seating area for children. The existing facility was renovated and modified to include a new location for the library Foundation Store, the Special Collections Department, as well as new quiet and group study rooms, additional seating and shelving.
It was designed by Killefer, Flammang Architects located in Santa Monica, and constructed by AKG Construction, Inc., based in Van Nuys. It took approximately 18 months to complete from its start date, November 17, 2004. Total cost added up to $10.5 million.[16]
References
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- ^ "American Radio Archives and Museum | Thousand Oaks Library Foundation". www.americanradioarchives.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
- ^ City of Thousand Oaks (1984). 20 Years: Thousand Oaks. Ventura Printing. Page 14. (http://search.tolibrary.org/search~S1?/Xthousand+oaks+20&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ/Xthousand+oaks+20&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=thousand+oaks+20/1%2C6%2C6%2CB/frameset&FF=Xthousand+oaks+20&searchscope=1&SORT=DZ&1%2C1%2C)
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- ^ Rochester, Teresa (2012-02-01). "Thousand Oaks library adapts to times to succeed". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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- ^ "Thousand Oaks - Common Questions". www.toaks.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Special collections". Thousand Oaks Library. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Local History Collection | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.tolibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "Press Releases | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.toaks.org. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020.
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- ^ "NEWBURY PARK : Library to House Genealogical Items". Los Angeles Times. Jan 18, 1991. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020.
- ^ "Thousand Oaks Library Expansion Project". www.tol.lib.ca.us. Retrieved Nov 29, 2020.