Danville LIbrary to Unveil New 'Teen Center'

From Danville Library: The community is invited to the Danville Library Dec 12 as the ribbon is cut on the library's new 'Teen Zone' on December 12, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. The event celebrates the latest improvements to the popular library, which includes a new collaborative workspace exclusively designed for teens. The project features lounge seating, chairs and other collaborative space, increasing the library’s capacity to 22 additional seats. The Teen Zone will also feature a new ‘power tower’ that allows dozens of mobile phones, laptops, and tablets to be charged simultaneously.

“There are distinct spaces at the library for young children and adult readers,” stated Danville Library Manager Seng Lovan. “Without adding any additional square footage, we were excited to be able to gather input from the library’s Teen Advisory Board to re-envision a current area and create a bright new space exclusively for teen students.”

“As library patrons rely more on digital reference sources, many of our traditional encyclopedias and reference materials are only available online,” stated Administrative Services Director Nat Rojanasathira. “We were delighted to repurpose the reference space to create a collaborative environment that’s more welcoming to our teen community.”

Members of the Town Council, Teen Advisory Board, Library and Town staff will be on hand to unveil the new space at the Danville Library, 400 Front Street. The event is set for 4:00 p.m. Dec. 12, 2017. The 18,000 square-foot Danville Library has welcomed over 5 million patrons since it opened in 1996 and is currently the busiest library in the Contra Costa County library system.

For more information, contact Danville Library Manager Seng Lovan at slovan@ccclib.org or (925) 314-3751, or Town of Danville Administrative Services Director Nat Rojanasathira at nrojanasathira@danville.ca.gov or (925) 314-3328.

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