For just under $2 million, two locals will now have parts of the newly renovated Newport Beach Public Library named after them and their families.
The city approved the naming rights agreements for residents Elizabeth Stahr and Roy Woolsey during its Nov. 15 council meeting.
Stahr, who committed $750,000, will have the library’s courtyard at Witte Hall named the “Stahr Courtyard,” according to a Nov. 16 statement from the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation.
Stahr and her late husband, John Stahr have a long-standing history with the library.
Described by the foundation as being the “driving force” behind the library’s construction in 1994, the couple already has the children’s area named after them, known as the “Stahr Children’s Room.”…