Manhattan Beach City Council discusses temporary library services
View South Bay libraries in a larger map During the two years of construction for the new Manhattan Beach Library, expected to begin in December, Los Angeles County will offer temporary library services. The services, expected to cost $102,000, will include the children’s story time program, a full-time children’s librarian and 20 hours a week of a book mobile. The book mobile will allow patrons to reserve, checkout and return books, as well as browse a small collection of books and newspapers. But residents have complained that the services to be offered while the $22 million library is being built are not enough. “We could probably spare a little of that money, cut back on something and use some of that money to address having a library in town, which is what people have wanted,” said resident Esther Besbris. The City Council, however, was reluctant to develop a temporary facility – which could cost up to $500,000, plus an additional $100,000 to $300,000 for staffing costs – when five full-service libraries exist in neighboring towns. “None of the libraries around us exceed 4.2 miles from City Hall,” said Councilmember Richard Montgomery. Instead, the Manhattan Beach City…
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