By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica public library’s temporary library, 1324 Fifth St., will close to the public beginning Dec. 5, in order to move materials and staff to the new Main Library.
The temporary library has served the downtown area during the construction of the new 104,000-square-foot main library designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and planners. The new Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., celebrates its grand opening on Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
During the move to the new Main Library, service is available at these branches: ■ Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave. (310) 829-7081. ■ Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd. (310) 450-0443. ■ Ocean Park Branch Library, 2601 Main St. (310) 392-3804. Branch library hours are: Noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Branch libraries are closed Friday and Sunday.
The Santa Monica Public Library’s Web site www.smpl.org offers access to the online catalog, library account information, on-line databases, e-mail reference, and AskNow, an interactive reference service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During the move to and opening of the new Main Library, the Santa Monica Public Library will offer the following telephone services, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: General information (310) 458-8600; telephone reference (310) 451-8859; and telephone renewals (310) 451-1866.
For more information, call (310) 458-8600.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 23, 2005. Read the original PDF.