The Chula Vista Public Library, located in
Chula Vista,
California, is comprised of three dynamic state-of-the-art libraries
delivering information, books in English and Spanish,
videos and CDs, and community programming to the City's residents
nearly every day of the year.
All Chula Vista Libraries provide access to reference sources and updated
information on library events, furthering our commitment to provide
users with the latest
information through innovative technology.
The
South Chula Vista Branch Library (166,000 volumes) and the Civic Center Branch Library (236,000 volumes) offer full library service in English
and Spanish seven days per week. The EastLake Library (30,000
volumes), located
on the EastLake High School campus, open Monday
through
Thursday afternoons/evenings and on Saturdays,
provides a
quiet location especially suited for students.
History of The Library
| 1888 |
Chula Vista, once part of the Mexican Land Grant El Rancho de la Nacion and owned by the Santa Fe Railroad Way and Land Company, was platted as a community |
| 1891 |
Concerned citizens formed the Chula Vista Library Association
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| 1911 |
Chula Vista incorporated as a city
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| 1917 |
The development of the lemon industry and the growth in population inspired community leaders to apply for a grant of $10,000.00 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the build a new library
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| 1920s |
The library was the centerpiece of civic life through the Great Depression
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| 1955 |
Population and economic growth again spurred the building of a new library
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| 1976 |
A combination of Federal Revenue Sharing and city financing resulted in building of a new bicentennial library on the site of the former F Street Elementary School |
| 1995 |
The state of the art South Chula Vista was built under the direction of renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorretta
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The promise made to the Carnegie Corporation in the Twentieth Century continues to be fulfilled in the Twenty-first Century with plans to meet the community's future informational needs through intellectual access, electronic access, and future new libraries.
