 Cerritos Millennium Library The Cerritos Millennium Library, the New Cerritos Library, or the Cerritos Public Library is the civic library for the City of Cerritos, California. It was rededicated in March 16, 2002 with the new moniker and the current futuristic design. It was the first building to feature titanium in the United States. It boasts to be the first "Experience Library" and focuses on themed spaces, high quality art work, and inspirational architecture rather being another library in the traditional sense. Image File history File links Cerritos_Library. ...
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City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A...
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History
During Cerritos' period of rapid growth in the 1970s, a series of high profile developments, including a new library, was planned. Debate whether or not to join the Los Angeles Public Library system and share a branch with neighboring Artesia or to create a separate facility persisted early on. In the end, with the help of various associations such as the Friends of the Cerritos Library and the then-city manager (who wanted to save the residents from a $20-a-year library tax), the city decided to build its own municipal library. The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ...
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On the corner of Bloomfield and 183rd Street, on the site of a former strawberry field, the initial groundbreaking for the Cerritos Library took place in June 1972. The building would be the first building added to the Cerritos Civic Center and was dedicated on October 13, 1973 in honor of Cerritos native, First Lady Patricia Nixon and all other First Ladies both past and present. The site was designed by local contractor AJ Padelford & Son using blueprints from architect Maurice Fleishman, AIA. First Lady is an unofficial term that is sometimes applied to the female spouse of a male head of state or head of government. ...
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The Cerritos Library at the time was 18,000 square feet and housed 45,000 books as well as the latest technology (16-mm sound films and projectors, 16-mm microfilm cartridges, record players with headphones, electric typewriters, and copy machines). In addition, the library also had a children's area, theater and law library. Three years later, Cerritos joined the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System, giving patrons access to more than 3 million items at 26 member libraries and interlibrary loans. From the beginning, the seven-day-a-week schedule was popular. [1] Microfilm machines may be available at libraries or record archives. ...
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By 1986, the Cerritos economy was thriving and the city earmarked $6.6 million to remodel the 13-year-old building that would add another 21,000 square feet (2,000 m²) to the area. The children's area was tripled to 7,000 square feet to include an arts and crafts area a medieval mural and a saltwater aquarium. A community room for meetings and receptions was added as well as a new wing that housed reference, study space, and lounge seating. New furnishings, etched glass, and marble counters were also added. [2] The 1986 Cerritos Library won a national award of excellence, the highest honor, by the American Institute of Architecture and the American Library Association. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
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By this time, 65% of Cerritos residents used the library and borrowed half a million books and media every year. The 1986 expansion resulted in a 40% growth in the number of patrons and a 33% boost in the number of materials circulated.
In the spring of 2000, the western half the Cerritos Library was torn down to make way for the new Cerritos Millennium Library. Prior to the new construction, books and computer stations were inundated with people waiting in line to use some of the materials. Books were constantly being shelved and programs were very popular. Many cities around the world made plans to commemorate the new millennium, and in Cerritos, it was decided that the library would be a "library of the future." A millennium is a period of time, equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). ...
Designed by Charles Walton Associates and built by CW Driver Contractors of Los Angeles, the $40 million library took shape and was completed in 2002.
Design, Themes, and Elements The Cerritos Library is the result of a complete reevaluation of library services and the emergence of the Internet as a powerful resource. The book, The Experience Economy (B. Joseph Pine et. al., Harvard Business School Press, 1999), served as an inspiration for city planning, designers, and staff to make the library more user friendly and customer service oriented. The city studied the work of futurists in order to learn information on cutting-edge library services, including interactive learning. [3] The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao served as additional inspiration for the layout and modern design of the exterior of the building.[4] Images on display as well as futuristic sounds from computers, televisions, and the public announcement systems add to the visual/audio experience of a first-time visitor. Futurists is a term often used to describe management consultants who advise corporations on a wide range of global trends, risk management and potential market opportunities. ...
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The Cerritos Millennium Library was expanded to 88,500 square feet on three stories and added 300,000 books to their collection, a high-tech conference center and kitchen, museum-quality displays, a lecture hall complete with personal computers and over 200 computer workstations. 1,200 Internet ports scattered throughout the building enables patrons to access the web with their laptops. A conference room or meeting room is a room of various sizes that is used by companies to hold conferences and meetings. ...
The Children's Library The children's library includes the saltwater aquarium, which was expanded to a 15,000 gallon tank complete with coral and sharks, a lighthouse, a model space shuttle ("The Spirit of Cerritos"), a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil replica, a little theater, an arts and crafts room, simulated atmospheric changes in a rainforest theme, a help desk, and about three dozen computer workstations. The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...
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Main Street  Main Street in the Cerritos Millennium Library. The modern Art Deco styles of Main Street houses a local history room, a souvenir store, and the circulation desk. Arecaceae and a large monitor displaying Cerritos screensavers add a modern touch. It is themed to imitate a pedestrian street for patrons to pass through and connect to the other destinations on the first floor. Asheville City Hall. ...
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Great Room The Great Room is themed after the unique Californian carpentry style. Fictional novels, periodicals and newspapers are located here. Internet Express Stations, which allow easy and quick access to the Internet, are available in this area as well. This article is becoming very long. ...
World Traditions In keeping with a reputation for being one of the most diverse cities in the state, the Cerritos Millennium Library maintains an Art Deco-style "World Traditions" area on the second floor. It houses a large collection of print and multimedia resources in several languages.
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21st Century Proceeding up the escalators or the glass elevator to the other half of the second floor will lead you in the 21st Century floor. It is a futuristic level and design elements reflect a strictly modern style. Most of the computer workstations are located here, as well as several study rooms that patrons can reserve ahead of time. The library reference desk is located on this floor and illuminated bookshelves line the spaces adjacent to the reference desk. Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ...
The Conference rooms The third floor of the library houses two executive conference rooms as well as the large Skyline Room banquet/reception hall. The High-Tech Lab/lecture hall is also located on this floor. State Banquet. ...
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Use of technology Modern technology supports all aspect of the Cerritos Millennium Library. The library has its own Intranet (MyClio). Multimedia resource centers combine print materials with Web resources, in-house content and computer graphics. Computerized InfoStations are scattered throughout the library. Public areas have computers and ethernet ports for any one to use and librarians come equipped with wireless headsets and handheld computers to assist patrons. A computerized circulation system that uses radio frequency keeps track of materials in circulation. [5] The library also has magnetic strips on the back of their library cards, much like a credit card. This enables the patron to utilize one of the several electronic self-checkout stations or to log onto a personalized MyClio web page. An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet protocols, network connectivity, and possibly the public telecommunication system to securely share part of an organizations information or operations with its employees. ...
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Criticisms The new library is not without some criticism. Some of the main criticisms of the New Cerritos Library include: - Attracting visitors from all over the Southern California region, thus causing some other older libraries in the surrounding area to suffer a decrease in patronage.
- Having a high fee for non-residents ($100) who want a library card and access to library services.
- The possible displacement of residents of Cerritos utilizing the library, who may feel discouraged from the anticipated crowds and noise levels.
- Having a lack of control over noise and chatter among visitors and children.
- Becoming too much of a social gathering place, especially with students from the nearby schools, rather than being a place of quiet study and reading.
- Bringing the focus away from scholarly goals and more towards sensory stimuli and grand impressions.
- The shift towards becoming a regional tourist attraction than being a local resource.
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Awards and recognition - Best Public Library in 2003 "Best in L.A." issue by Los Angeles Magazine
- Best Public Library in 2003 by L.A. Parent Magazine
- Best Public Library in 2004 by Reader's Digest magazine
- Affiliate with the Smithsonian Institution to enhance exhibits
- American Library Association/American Institute of Architects "Award of Excellence"
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See also City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A...
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External links
References - Eftychiou, A., & Cenovich, M. (2006). Cerritos at 50: celebrating our past and our future. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company Publishers.
- Cerritos Library History. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2006 from http://www.ci.cerritos.ca.us/library/libhistory.html
- Cerritos launches the "Experience Library". (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2006 from http://www.ci.cerritos.ca.us/library/experience_library.html
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