Library Interior, Peninsula Center Library

Summary
Full Description

Abstract/Description:	Image shows children’s area of the library with tables and chairs in the center and shelving units to the right and left. A woman wearing a skirt standing at a table with a child seated at the table is visible to the left. The shelving unit on the right is labeled “FICTION”. Recessed lighting, white columns, and windows are visible with an open dictionary and librarian’s desk visible in the foreground. The tri-level Peninsula Center Library, which was designed and furnished by architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons, opened on July 17, 1967. The building occupied 64,600 sq. ft of floor space with library services on the main floor and parking facilities both above and below the main library floor. The Peninsula Center Library was remodeled and expanded in 1995, almost doubling in size from the original structure.
Subject(s):	Furniture--United States--History--20th century Palos Verdes Library District (Calif.) Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Architecture, Modern--20th century Architecture, Modern--20th century Rolling Hills Estates (Calif.) 1961-1970 Interiors Herman Miller, Inc.
Date Created:	ca 1968

Title:	Library Interior, Peninsula Center Library.
Name(s):	Shulman, Julius, photographer Jones, A. Quincy, architect Emmons, Frederick E., architect
Type of Resource:	still image
Date Created:	ca 1968
Extent:	1 photographic print (b/w); 8.5 x 11 in.
Abstract/Description:	Image shows children’s area of the library with tables and chairs in the center and shelving units to the right and left. A woman wearing a skirt standing at a table with a child seated at the table is visible to the left. The shelving unit on the right is labeled “FICTION”. Recessed lighting, white columns, and windows are visible with an open dictionary and librarian’s desk visible in the foreground. The tri-level Peninsula Center Library, which was designed and furnished by architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons, opened on July 17, 1967. The building occupied 64,600 sq. ft of floor space with library services on the main floor and parking facilities both above and below the main library floor. The Peninsula Center Library was remodeled and expanded in 1995, almost doubling in size from the original structure.
Identifier(s):	000036988 (Bar Code) 792 (Negative Number)
Note(s):	Reverse of print affixed with label, “PENINSULA CENTER LIBRARY / PALOS VERDES LIBRARY DISTRICT / 27650 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE/ ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF.90274 / 1-68.” Print stamped on reverse with “PUBLICATION PERMITTED IN RETURN FOR CREDIT TO ARCHITECTS / A. QUINCY JONES, F.A.I.A., AND FREDERICK E. EMMONS, A.I.A. / 12248 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025”; and “PHOTOGRAPHY BY / JULIUS SHULMAN / P.O. BOX 46206 / LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90046” / 4254-25”.
Subject(s):	Furniture--United States--History--20th century Palos Verdes Library District (Calif.) Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Architecture, Modern--20th century Architecture, Modern--20th century Rolling Hills Estates (Calif.) 1961-1970 Interiors Herman Miller, Inc.
Held by:	Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library.
Location:	Local History Center
Shelf locator:	PVLH.PVLDCOLL018.07.PEN45
Restrictions on Access:	Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
In Collections:	Peninsula Center Library Photographs by Julius Shulman Images of the Palos Verdes Library District