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Better Libraries for Pacifica

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Better Libraries for Pacifica

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Better Libraries for Pacifica

Pacifica is seeking to rebuild and transform the Sharp Park and Sanchez libraries into 21st century community centers and learning spaces for all Pacificans, including our children, families, and seniors.

We have embarked upon a modernization project that envisions a new, full-service Sharp Park Library with 7-day availability, and transforms the Sanchez branch into an “Open Access” library with 7-day access to a browsing collection, materials, and a community center.

Pacifica’s Libraries need work.

While the 38-year old Sanchez facility’s building systems can be repaired, the 57-year old Sharp Park library is in need of such extensive repairs that it is more cost efficient to demolish the building than to renovate the current structure. Without action, both buildings will soon become unusable.

The Sharp Park and Sanchez library branches are in desperate need of repair. The structures require fixes to leaky roofs, upgrades to electrical wiring, renovations for earthquake and fire safety, technology upgrades, and increased accessibility for seniors and families.

Pacifica’s libraries are the oldest and smallest in the entire San Mateo County library system – and Pacifica deserves better.

BY THE NUMBERS

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library visits
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checkouts of books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs
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checkouts of laptops and hotspots
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eBook checkouts (across the entire San Mateo Library system)

“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.”

Lady Bird Johnson