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# City Council weighs renaming Santa Monica Public Library, asks residents for input
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/052002-story/
- Published: 2002-05-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:17:29.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The powers that be in City Hall are kicking around the idea of re-naming the Santa Monica Public Library. One idea is to name the building after the celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, one of the most distinguished American leaders of the civil rights movement.

As the City Council continues to move forward with its plans to rebuild the building for $50 million, our elected officials want to gauge the public’s thoughts on this idea.

So, this week’s Q-Line question wants to know: “If you had your way, what should the library be called and why?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 20, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052002.pdf?ref=smdp.com)