The Ocean Beach Library will celebrate its 100th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 10, with a party at the library at 4801 Santa Monica Ave. The fun will include a DJ playing oldies, beer and wine, and light refreshments. Various Ocean Beach organizations and businesses will have tables in the library, educating partygoers on their history as well as their current activities.
The entire community is invited to the party, which will be from 7 to 10 p.m.
The party will feature a silent auction to raise money for the library’s expansion into the space next door, 4817 Santa Monica Ave., known as the Gee building, which is owned by the City of San Diego and was purchased for the purpose of expanding the library. The City will study the best ways to adapt the Gee Building for library use. Hoped-for renovations should be completed in two years.
The 100th anniversary party committee – part of the O.B. Friends of the Library – is soliciting contributions from the community, both individuals and merchants, and welcomes either items or services for the silent auction as well as cash or check contributions. All proceeds will go toward the library expansion. To make a donation, contact committee members George Murphy, chair; Laura Dennison, logistics, or Ellen Liversidge, silent auction, at [email protected], or you can mail a check to OB Friends of the SDPLibrary and write “Expansion” in the memo line.