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JJa A ! - , . ~ A Tv'fS ,i+rcjs ALND BOQIts TOO cr.rrn**-*. (city) - . I - l I 4 E sl1i111111eri11g pavil io~i sits n o t far

from t l ~ r edge o f Lake Talbert . Moats . I I I ~ w:ltrrw:Ivs hring the water u p t o its bast; sp:irkling fountains t h r o w their i~n;lgrs o n its golden walls.

Inside, tlir senses arc bombarded b y color. light, texture , activity. Plants ; I I I ~ st:lirw:~ys flourisll in l ) r o f ~ ~ s i o ~ i . St.rl!ptilre. p:~intings and macrarne coni- pctc with brightly colored tiles, pl:lnters :tnd carpets t o a t t rac t tlie eye. Video t;cpex:rc running in o n e corner; children Ioungr o n the floor l i s tcni~lg t o a s tory Ilour: :I teenager heads downstairs with I l i i ~ ~ l u s i c : ~ l i r~s t r r~n ien t . T h e splashing ol' numerous fountains lays a rustl ins bl;tnkct overall.

Can this be a l ibrary? Y c s . . . a n d 110. T h e Hunt ington

I<c.:~cl~ I.ibr;iry Informat ion and Cultur:11 I<c.courcc, Center is a library, : ~ n d Inore.

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" I H C I < E are s o m;lnv mol l xop lc gct their inform;ltion n , , ~ , lil~r;rrics 11:lvc t o be more th;in 1ibr:lries if tl~ey't.c t o survive," says W:1ltcrJol11i- son. dircc.tor o f t h e Hun t ing to r~ ! l c :~c l~ c.c~titzr. "l\ooks will be :rrountl for a long t i~uc , " s:~ys Jo l l l~son , "but pcoplc learn 111ost fro111 visu.11 r s p c r i ~ ~ n c e ; I I I ~ througll Ilc:~ri~lg. We 11:rvc t o t h i n k o f o t h e r ~ n c d i : ~ . "

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levels s o tha t n o t w o views ;Ire illikc. T h e design proniotes a feeling of spa- ciousness, a n a tmosphere tha t is a t once comfor table :Inti stirnr11:lting.

Says N e u t r : ~ o f Iiis design c o ~ ~ c r p t , "We have by all technical Irleans a t ou r disposal al lowed t h e park ( H ~ i ~ i t i n g t o ~ i Beach's 250-acre Central Park, devel- oped a t t l ie same t ime as tlic library) t o penet ra te and flow through tlie new library s t ruc ture with tlic gre:~test possible 'contact with nature."

"Quite cont rary t o t h e liniitations imposed b y niost urban surrountlings, this library site was originally c l~oscn with a conviction tha t vicws, bo th near a n d far, should d ic ta te t h e conceptual roach."

B U T as an iqoe as t he huilding is, what 's going or1 inside o f it is truly unusual. This is a "library" where peo- ple can g o n o t just t ogc f sornctlling, I ~ u t t o do something. This is ;I "library" wllicl~ can truly be a resource a n d acti- vity center for t h e c o r n n i u n i t y ; a "library" n o t only wllrrc Ic;lrning is s tored , bu t where it takes pl;tce.

Kecognizing t h e revolutionary i ~ n - pact o f t h e c l r c t ro l~ i c ri1cdi.1 o n Ic:lrning, Jollnson : ~ n d tl~cs I,il,r,lry Ilo;trtl, tllc Public Facilities Corpor ,~t ion , t h c Hun-

t ington Beach City Council a n d o thers who llad a Iland i l l t h e planning w:~rlted ;I center th:rt wclultl fully incorpor:ttc t he latest equipment . In t he same vrin, library planners w:lnted t o include t h e performing arts, exhibit ions and participatory :~ctivit irs t11:1t :Ire :I]] part o f t h e total crlltur:11 Ir;rrtiir~g expcricllcc.

T h e result o f tllcir t l~ i r ik ing is :I l i - hrary which offers a range o f activities f rom t h e most passive t o active pzlrtici- pation. N o longer docs going i o t h e library mean just si t t ing in a chair reading ;I I,ook. A t t h e H i ~ ~ ~ t i n g t o n React1 libr.iry o n e c;ln view a n art o r science exhibit , rent a work of a r t , a t t end a loc ;~l rrleeting o r lecture, screen a film, practice singing, listen t o t h e radio, a t t end a poet ry rc;lding, hell> with t h e children's nn r~ua l Win~i ic- thc- I 'ool~ oartv. check o u t a rnicrosco~>e.

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f ind a j ob o n t h e job bo;lrd o r even ( somcd :~y soon) pl:~y ping pang o r pool. Sornetlling for everyone? Well just :~borlt .

An impor tant facct o f tlic Hunt ins- t o n Be;rcl~ philnsol>lly II:IS bcen t l~c- thoucrht t ha t tllc librarv center should no t only serve bu t :~~>pe:l l t o cvrry :~gc Icvel. I t is n o t just :I pl:lcc f ; ~ r s t u d c ~ ~ t s . Its efforts :Ire not j r~s t gc;u.c.# dissemination o f f ;~cts , h r ~ r t o r i c l i~~ lc l l t o f evcry liic."

,!'ANI(ICHMEN'~' is ;I kci word for tl:e libr:Lry center hecause it irilplics t h e

; lccur ' l tcly cllconlPasses RI:FI,EC?'ED ir l tile qrtiet rutttcrs of I,<lkc 'I;,ll,rrt, t11c Iltc~rtir~qtorr I j~ (1~11 Lil,rary, Lt)llit 'Pt tJ1c Hul ' t ir lgton Reach I,rf;,rw~atiorz arrd Cltltitrczl IICJOI~TCCS Ccrrtc~r rtlr~s rics(q,rcri tr) rrr,rk~~ tlrc* rnost of tltr f : ~ t l ~ ~ . r s : I I I ~ I libl-:lrY pcoplr drc ;~~i ic t l r,(; Ll , l t y o ~ t ~ r e s t f r r o ~ , , l ~ i , l ~ ~ p c , r ~ , ;cI~out ill d c s i g n i r ~ ~ t h e $5-rrlillior~, 7.1.000 s c l ~ ; \ w - t 'oot library c o l n p l c x 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 1 c ~ c l t l ~ i s yc:~r.

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t o Io~.grt w11;lt we know and concen- tr;ltc,tl on w l ~ : ~ t R li11r:iry sl1011ld be. We ciicour;tKc activity, dialogue, participa- tion. involvcrrle~lt."

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ills. sit~lpl" ;IS ;I brlilclitig. is a work o f i1l-t. I,os Arlgclrs : ~ r c l ~ i t c c t Dion Neutra !i;ts ronlhincd n variety o f rnaterials- wood, volc:~riic rock, s tone , glass, water , ccrnrrlt. c:lrpet, tile a n d plants-with . ~ n allr~nd:lncc o f light. color ant! sp:lcc r o Iwocl~cc :I btrildirig tha t is bo th utili- r;lri;~n and ; ~ c s t h c t i c a l l ~ satisfying.

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divercity ofac t iv i ty t l~ccc r~ tc . r i s t l c s ig~ lcd ill their spccialtics. A paperback ex- use: duplicating and stencil machines. t o c o n t . ~ i n , I I I ( ~ I)rolrintr. N o t n r ~ l y :Ire c.ll:111~? ollrratcs with t h c thrcc s ~ ~ l . ~ l l c r typcwritcrs 211~1 ~ ~ i i c r o f l l t ~ ~ r ~ : ~ d < > r s . 0 1 1

tlicrc t l ~ c I I F I I . ~ ~ l i b r , ~ r ~ <crvicrs (supple- bl:lllcllcs o f t he H ~ l l ~ t i t i g t o n IIcacll li- micro-fiche readers, including one which men ted b y cvtrtltletl I,orrowirlg privi- b1at-y. A bookstore run b v t h e Fl icnds may be taken home, sorne 23,000 vol- Iegcs through t h c S,~nti:lgo Library Sys- o f t he Libr:~r-y offers bc n d art umes arc available. tern and t h e T,~l,r.~ries o f Orange Coun ty r rproduct ions for rent. O n the more s o p h i s t i c a t e d elec- Network a n d the I cfercnce dcpar tmcnt ' s T h c library's involvc th t h e tronic level, films, tapes, F M radio. access t o t h e state-fundecl rcfcrencc communi ty e s .n fur ther . T h e cable T V and records arc available. T h e center. Sou the rn California Answering j o b board offc 7 :I l imited crn- media center within t h e library handles Network) , b u t Hi~nt i t lg ton Rtach offers ploymelit servit lition, pl:ins are check-out o f thesc items. a number o f spcci:~I S C I V ~ C C S . being made f(,, ., ~ ~ , , , , ~ n u n i t y rcferral T h e entire library has been wired for

F o r example, t he Orange C o u n t y scrvice t o aici people in contac t ing t h e video reception a n d FM stereo listeninq Genealogical Society I~ouses its collcc- :~genci rs and f inding t h e servicrs t hey posts are located o n all re;lding levels. t ion in t h e Hunt ington Reach center. A need t o help with personal o r family A preview room is available for pre- Communi ty Resource file conta ins t h e problems. screening films .:nd 1notori7ed scrccns names o f local specialists w h o can aid In terms o f ecluipment, t h e center in larger rooms a re open for group vicw- t h e library in searching for informat ion has qui te a range available for ing. Tile film library, originally only 100

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~wrir tv o f ( ~ d ~ i ( - ( r t i o ~ r ~ ~ l / r ~ ~ c r ( ~ ~ r t i o r r ~ ~ l c~(.t;~iitirs. Coirl~or.s~rtior~ pit is opcrr to 11idco ~iic,wiir'q, grotit) story-telling, etc.

1 Ir;~s b c c ~ i ex~);rrided t o 3000 tllrough all agrccnlcnt conrhining the filtlr I-csourcrs o f t h c lihr;1ry and Hrrn- t i n g o n I)e;~clr schools, wit11 t h c library serving ns ccrrtr.11 deposi tory .

I$cyont/ cvcn tlris cquiplncnt. t he lihrary has a n ultra-modern light-pen compu te r clrcck-out: a p n - l i k e clrvicc run over t he coniputcr codcd label o n each b o o k records t h e pcrtinerlt chcck- o u t information. T h e cornputcr also 1r:rndlcs ovcrdue noticcs and picks o u t rcservrd books wlicn tlrcy arc returned.

F o r tlrc fu turc , Director Johnson hopes t o see a tclephonics o r t ape library systcrri installed. Through this systcni a patron car1 call in t o listen t o codcd t;rpcs or1 ;I wide vnricty o f sub- jects. Even morc r emote perhaps, b ~ r t ;rlso a possibility, is tlrc evcrrtu;~l use o f ti at:^ hanks which will provide, o n dc- nrand, compu te r print-outs of inform;^- Goti o n ;Iny nurnbcr o f topics.

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T h c convc~.sation pit is designed for story-telling ant1 t h e Balboa I<oorn is ;~v;~ilable for prc-scliool and r l c ~ n c n t a r y groups. O n c ou t s id r pati? has been rc- scrveci for t h e children's use a n d p l a~ i s arc beirig Itlid for a " to t lot" in f ront o f tlrc lil,r;lry building.

TIIC individu;rl child will li:~ve access t o books , ed t~c ;~ t iona l t oys and multi- media rnatcri:~ls aimed a t sclf-dircctctl csplora t ion and discovery. Nori-rcstric- tivc lo:111 I,olicics encour;igr t he children t o take Iiornc Icarning : I I I ~ recrca t ior r~l ~ n ; ~ t e r i ; ~ l s srich ;IS rilicroscopes. O n thc otl icr sicic o f tlrc coin, t l i r chiltircn's resource ccntcr boasts a spccial collcc- tion for p;rrcnts o n "How T o P;ircnt," including m;ctcrials o n child-rc:rring. : ~ d o p t i o n , sihling rivalry and morc.

For o l d c ~ - y o ~ ~ t l ~ , tlic Yo t~ t l i Activi- ties R o o m , as ye t utrfinishcd, will prnvidc sp:rc(- for ;I v;rricty o f :,ctivitics I r o ~ n nrovics t o ci;rnccs, ping pang t o pool. Ilcfrcslirncnt f:~cilitics, a sound system ( thc roorn is sound-proofed) ;111(1 ;I yolltli oriented w;~l l mural will all add t o t l ~ c atrnospllcrc ant1 uses of this spcci;rl roorn.

JOHNSON envisions t h r Y o l ~ t h Acti- vitieg R o o m as a havcn for olcirr hir:ll school a n d pozsil>ly beginning collcgc s tudents , "dcpcntiing o n wh:rt w o ~ hs out." Open t o bo th recrcntionnl and educational group activities, it is hopcd this room will d r aw younq people t o t he

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library as well as giving them a place t o I,rc;~k during s tudy p r i o d s .

O the r arcas in t he buildirig are also s r t aside for special _uses. T h e Pacific I<oom, wit11 a c;rpacity o f 280, is a multi-purpose room equipped wi th a ~notorizccl scrccn, cable T V capabilities, a kitchenette and roorn dividers. A clever design feature allows this room t o he closed off f rom t h e main librarv wit11 access from t h e outside, t hus making it :~vdilahle for group usc o n Sundays wlieri t he library is closed.

Sound-proof practice rooms, a staff loungc and patio, ;tdministrative offices and ;I lower patio opcn for receptions .ind similar events are o the r features o f this Iiigllly versatile building.

Witli all thcse special facilities arid so ~nuc l l sophisticated equipment o n e is likely t o forget t h e backbone of t h e library: books. Neutra's design has in- deed made books , o r rather tlie stacks, the core o r spine o f t he library building.

~ IHE t w o main library floors opcn o n four floors o f stacks, eight feet apart . 'I'l~is cornpact centralized arrangement s ;~vcs ; ~ ~ > ~ r o x i n ~ ; ~ t c ~ l ~ 3 0 per cent o f t he floor space tliat would otherwise be re- quired. Each stack, wi th a capacity of 70,000 volumes, has hooks color-coded for quick filing in an ingenious fashion, Iiooks arc lahcleti with a colored marker matching the carpet color o n tha t level. S i ~ n i l a r l ~ , book bins for b o o k return ;Ire color-coded t o aid librarians b y r r ) r ~ g l i l ~ pre-sorting t h e books.

1)ircctor J o l i ~ ~ s o n reports t11;ct t he lil,r:lry n o w holds abou t 90 ,000 vol- rlmes, ;I figure lie expects will rise t o 170,000 b y year end. T h e 41,000 c;ird carriers (o f Hunt ington Beach c;ircis: tliougli t h e library is available t o I~olders o f ;tlmost any Orange Coun ty library card) keep abou t 30 ,000 vol- i1111cs in circulation-a figure Johnson I c c . 1 ~ is \'cry I~c; t l t I~y.

As n ~ u c h as t he equipment and hooks serve tile inforrnat io~i and basic lihr;iry functions, so tllc cultural aspects 11;tvc no t hccn ignored. Fo r t h e t ime be- ing, cultural activities are somewhat l ir i~itcd. Funds permitt ing, they will b e src:~tly crp;iridcd in tlie futurc.

O n a n y given day, open spaces in t l ~ c library will be given over t o art o r science exl~ibi t s . Paintings a d o r r ~ t h e u,;tlls. rnitcrnrne hangs f rom t h e ceil- ing. sculpture s tands b o t h insidc and o~l ts i t ic tlle building. Currently ( through Novcrilbcr 29) , tlic prestigious I13M Isaac N c w t o ~ i cxhibit enha~ iccs t h e upper Icvel lounge. Prior t o th is showirig, this spc)cial exhibit had been shown only ill ~ l ~ u s c u ~ l l s ; ~ n d galleries. (Also running this rnont11-Novernber 7-21-will be a t l~il t irc,~l 's litcr;lturc b o o k fair, asscm- blcd in corljurlction with Cal S t a t e f~'r l l l~~rloll .)

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