SDVC - Chula Vista Public Library

March 2022

SERVING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

www.sdvetscoalition.org

The Chula Vista Public Library Serves Our Community’s Veteran Families!

The purpose of the Chula Vista Public Library is to increase knowledge and enrich lives within the community. They accomplish this by connecting people equitably to responsive programs, services and resources that reflect the ideals of a democratic society.

Chula Vista Public Library Veterans Wing

Since 2010, the northwest corner of the Civic Center Branch (365 F Street in Chula Vista) has been identified as the Veterans Wing, providing counseling space, updated veterans’ information and memorabilia, books and media materials.

In partnership with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), the Chula Vista Public Library is pleased to help veterans and their families. Visit the Veteran Resource Center at our Civic Center library, to learn about state and federal education, employment, housing, health, disability, and other benefits that may be available to you and your family.

History of the Library

1888 - Chula Vista, once part of the Mexican Land Grant, El Rancho de la Nacion, and owned by the Santa Fe Railway and Land Company, was established as a community.

1891 - Concerned citizens formed the Chula Vista Library Association.

1911 - Chula Vista incorporated as a city.

1917 - The development of the lemon industry and the growth in population inspired community leaders to apply for a grant of $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the build a new library. 1920s - The library was the centerpiece of civic life through the Great Depression.

1955 - Population and economic growth again spurred the building of a new library.

1976 - A combination of Federal Revenue Sharing and city financing resulted in the building of a new bicentennial library on the site of the former F Street Elementary School.

1995 - The state-of-the-art South Chula Vista branch was built under the direction of renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorretta.

2011 - Eastlake Public Library closed as CVPL prepares to open the Otay Ranch Library in the Otay Ranch Shopping Center.

2012 - Otay Ranch Branch Library opens.

2015 - “The Hub” community space opens at the Otay Ranch Branch Library.

The promise made to the Carnegie Corporation in the 20th Century continues to be fulfilled in the 21st Century with plans to meet the community’s future informational needs through intellectual access, electronic access, and future new libraries.

Website:

www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/library

email:

vetertansconnect@thelibrary

For additional information, please visit

www.sdvetscoalition.org

The Chula Vista Public Library supports all veterans and their families

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