"We should show our respect for the past by....doing a better job of taking care of what we have. We don't just start over from scratch... throwing away everything from our past. Instead, we renew. We revitalize. We transform." Santa Cruz Mayor David Terrazas 12/20/17
Our Purpose - Keep the library at the Civic Center
Don't Bury the Library! speaks for residents opposed to the relocation of the Downtown Library Branch into a new 5 - 6 story parking garage on Lot 4, bordered by Lincoln, Cedar and Cathcart Streets, where the Farmers Market currently meets. We want to maintain the Downtown Library in its present location as an integral part of the Civic Center.
In the spirit of voter approved Measure S, Don't Bury the Library! supports the only option for the downtown library that is within its original $27 million budget: Keep the Downtown Library Branch in its current location -- remodeled, renovated, revitalized, and renewed. The DBTL web site is a repository for all we are able to glean regarding a Downtown Library building project. In other words, this website is, appropriately, an organized and user-friendly library of information.
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News & Events
September 22, 2020 - City Council voted to postpone approval of the the Owner's Representative contract. Click HERE for the story.
August 18, 2020 - KSQD Talk of the Bay Interview with John Hall and Jean Brocklebank. Clear HERE to listen to the interview.
June 23, 2020 - City Council voted for the Mixed Use project. Click HERE for the story.
June 8, 10 am - Online Survey deadline
June 2, 4:30 pm - Group 4 Architects present their final Report on the Mixed Use Cost Assessment. Click HERE for details.
May 7, 4:30 pm - Community Presentation from Group 4 on progress with the Downtown Library Mixed Use Project Cost Assessment. Click HERE for details.
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Jayson Architecture's Final Report (November 22, 2019) presents an example of a remodeled (rebuilt), renovated, and revitalized Downtown Library building.
We Rallied for the Library!
On June 18, 2020 over 60 supporters rallied in support of remodeling, renovating and rebuilding the Santa Cruz Downtown Branch Library in it's present location in the downtown Civic Center.
Click HERE for more pictures.
What Happened?!
The Done Deal is Done.
The City Council met on Tuesday, June 23, and voted 4 - 2 to move forward with the Mixed Use project (aka Library-in-a-Parking-Garage).
But ... it isn't over until it's over. The City Council will meet again in mid-October to hear staff reports on funding this huge, complicated project. Stay tuned.
The City Council met on Tuesday, June 23, and voted 4 - 2 to move forward with the Mixed Use project (aka Library-in-a-Parking-Garage).
But ... it isn't over until it's over. The City Council will meet again in mid-October to hear staff reports on funding this huge, complicated project. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile ... enjoy this creative song and video by Russell Brutsché, courtesy of Reimagine Santa Cruz.
