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View the documentMany folks use local library
Yorba Linda Star July 19 1922 page 1
View the documentSecure site for new library, review growth of institution
Yorba Linda Star January 11 1924 page 1
View the documentLibrary board buys lots for future site
Yorba Linda Star February 15 1924 page 1
View the documentAll Yorba Linda is proud of library
Yorba Linda Star May 9 1924 page 1
View the documentCommunity asset in Yorba Linda library
Yorba Linda Star November 6 1924 page 1
View the documentStory hour at the public library
Yorba Linda Star March 19 1926 page 1
View the documentHow do you use your library?
Yorba Linda Star January 27 1928 page 1
View the documentGroup formed to curb flaming youth
Yorba Linda Star February 22 1929 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Library giving more service on less money
Yorba Linda Star February 16 1934 page 1
View the documentPlan `painless' new library in community
Yorba Linda Star August 16 1935 page 1
View the documentCall library bond election for Oct. 2
Yorba Linda Star September 13 1935 page 1
View the documentLibrary bond sale to be contingent on federal grant
Yorba Linda Star September 20 1935 page 1
View the documentLibrary bonds carry by small vote margin
Yorba Linda Star October 4 1935 page 1
View the documentLack of money causes library plan to shrink
Yorba Linda Star January 3 1936 page 1
View the documentLibrary plans definitely `out' Chapman says
Yorba Linda Star February 7 1936 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Library plays big role in town's culture
Yorba Linda Star October 17 1947 page 1
View the documentChamber of Commerce hears appeal for new library building
Yorba Linda Star May 2 1957 page 1
View the documentNew library plans on display as project gains headway
Yorba Linda Star May 29 1958 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Casts Enthusiastic vote for new $80,000 library
1958 page 1
View the documentLibrary bonds to go to voters July 8
Yorba Linda Star June 19 1958 page 1
View the documentLibrary will open its doors this afternoon
by March Butz,
Yorba Linda Star December 10 1959 page 1
View the documentLarge group attends impressive ceremony
Yorba Linda Star February 11 1960 page 1
View the documentMarch Butz to retire as local librarian
Yorba Linda Star June 15 1961 page 1
View the documentLibrary starts new checkout card system
Yorba Linda Star September 11 1963 page 1
View the documentBond election set by library board
Yorba Linda Star May 5 1965 page 1
View the documentLibrary bond issue approved
Yorba Linda Star June 9 1965 page 1
View the documentLibrary expansion plans discussed
Yorba Linda Star March 6 1968 page 2
View the documentTrustees seek $585,000 bond issue to enlarge library
Yorba Linda Star September 10 1969 page 1
View the documentLibrarian upholds proposed expansion
by Katherine Citizen,
Yorba Linda Star October 29 1969 page 1
View the document$585,000 library bond issue wins: incumbents re-elected
Yorba Linda Star November 12 1969 page 1
View the documentLibrary bond sale okayed by supervisors
Yorba Linda Star February 4 1970 page 1
View the documentOpen house at library Sunday
by Val Lucas,
Yorba Linda Star June 23 1971 page 1
View the documentHundreds Attend Library Opening
by Val Lucas,
Yorba Linda Star June 30 1971 section 2 page 1
View the documentLibrary cuts staff and hours to handle budget reduction
by Gisela Meier,
Yorba Linda Star June 17 1978 page 1
View the documentComputers bring library into the modern age
Yorba Linda Star February 17 1982 page 1
View the documentLibrary to undergo renovation
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star June 22 1989 page 1
View the documentLibrary set for opening
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star May 28 1992 page 1
View the documentNew computers to provide limited Internet access
by Heather McRae,
Yorba Linda Star April 16 1998 page 1
View the documentThat's what `friends' are for
by Heather McRea,
Yorba Linda Star April 16 1998 page 6
View the documentCouncil delays library project
by Shoba Spencer,
Yorba Linda Star September 23 2004 page 1-2

Call library bond election for Oct. 2

Yorba Linda Star September 13 1935 page 1   Open this page in a new window

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Yorba Linda Star

Voters of the Yorba Linda library district, a territory considerably larger than the local school district, will go to the polls on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 2nd., to decide whether or not the community should spend $1500 for the purpose of acquiring a new library building worth six or seven thousand.

That's an exaggeration. A breakdown of expenditures planned shows $1500 from the bond issue, $900 from library fund already on hand, and the balance from WPA. And since the $900 is already in hand and long ago came out of the taxpayer's pocket, it can be said with reasonable accuracy that the new library building will cost $1500—provided enough people vote for the bonds.

Plans for the new building call for California adobe frame-stucco construction a t a cost of between five and six thousand dollars, with a patio, plenty of shelf room, a sound-proofed reading room and all the fixins'.

Once build, there'll have to be something spent for furniture too, but not much. Present furniture is very nearly adequate for the new building, it is claimed.

The polling place for the election will be the present library building itself and the polls will open at 1 o'clock in the afternoon ad close at 7 in the evening.

Election officials will be Mrs. Alpha Van Cleave, inspector; and Miss Marsha Vernon and Mrs. Edith Eichler, judges.

The bonds, if authorized, it is stated, can be sold for as little as 4% or under. They will be issued in single units of $500 each, with the maturity dates falling in three, four and five years, respectively.

The three year breathing spell is provided in order that the board may build up an amortization fund. The board hopes to be able to pay off the bonds as they mature without a rise in the present tax rate.

Cost of the new building to the average taxpayer is estimated at twenty five cents per year.

Reasons for the move to construct a new library building are given as follows:

(1) The present building floor space is entirely inadequate to house the library. Recent purchases of books must be stacked on the floor or allowed to remain, still boxed, in storage.

(2) The building now in use is unsafe, according to architects and carpenters. In the event of another severe earthquake it will unquestionably be condemned.

(3) Since the local library must eventually be housed in a new home, why not build it at a time when it will cost each individual less than ever before or ever again?

An application for the WPA project is being prepared and will be submitted immediately in case the bonds are passed.

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