SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—Within the late morning shadows of the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, dozens of locals waited behind an orange-colored ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the San Juan Capistrano Public Library March 7 after being closed for nearly two years for updates and repairs.
“Providing beautiful functional space is part of our mission to help our communities succeed, learn and explore,” Orange County Head Librarian Julie Quillman told the crowd. “We are so excited to share this remodeled library and our services with the San Juan Capistrano community.”
Built and designed in 1983 by famed architect Michael Graves with a simplified art-deco exterior, locals can now take advantage of the $2 million in updates including increased access to laptop rentals, dedicated sections to Spanish language materials, and new community spaces for programming and book clubs….