TUJUNGA : Builder Sought to Reconstruct Library
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Los Angeles officials Friday asked for bids on a $2-million project to rebuild and expand the Sunland-Tujunga Library.
The 41-year-old library will be torn down and replaced with a one-story building twice its size to ease overcrowding.
“We’re terribly crowded, and we only have a very limited space for people to sit down and read a book,” said Martha Houk, branch librarian. “The community has grown tremendously in 40 years.”
The building at 7771 Foothill Blvd. will be replaced by a 10,500-square-foot structure. Bidders on the construction have until Aug. 4 to apply.
During construction, the library will be moved into a bookmobile to be placed at an undetermined spot in the Sunland-Tujunga area, Houk said.
Bob Reagan, public information director for the Los Angeles Public Library, said the new building could be completed in 18 months. Construction is to begin later this year and will take a year, Reagan said.
The construction is being funded by a $53.4-million bond passed by city voters in 1989 to build or expand libraries, officials said.
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