SAN JOSE—The planning and design is complete for three Northern California libraries, San Jose's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Monterey County's Pajaro Branch Library and Mendocino County's Willits Library. Each of the libraries is a recipient of a $10,000 Maximizing Learning Spaces/MLS Grant.
The MLS Grant Project helps underfunded public libraries transform underutilized spaces, maximizing the potential for reading, literacy and learning. The 2020 grant enabled 20 libraries to apply for and fund one underutilized interior space per library, either via a professional design or for furniture. These evaluations, furnishings and redesigns maximize the effectiveness of a space. Despite this year's pandemic challenges, virtual planning and design allowed MLS projects to move forward.
Project funding during the last three years comes from the US Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funds are disseminated through a partnership between the California State Library and the Southern California Library Collaborative as a statewide initiative.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
