By Daily Press staff
A renovated Fairview Branch Library reopened in January. Changes include a new reading area, additional wiring for on-line services, new carpeting, paint inside and out, and new landscaping, all made possible with funds from a 1998 voter-approved library bond.
The non-profit Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library hopes to add new items such as shelving, furniture, and a sound system for the community room with private donations from a Brick Fundraiser campaign.
The campaign, with a goal of $50,000, centers on the sale of 8”x 8” pavers, engraved with the donor’s message, such as family names or tributes. The pavers will be placed near the library’s front entrance and will form the new floor of the back patio. A similar campaign was launched last summer for the Montana Avenue Branch Library.
To order the brick pavers, or for more information about the campaign or to volunteer, call (310) 392-1306. Forms are available on-line at www.smpl.org/construction/fairview, or at the Fairview Branch, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd. Hours are 12 noon to 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 26, 2003. Read the original PDF.