New Main Library
Named in the records1968–2004
134 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1968–2004: 48 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 86 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
- Kind
- Named in the records
- Assessor block
- 0354
- Records
- 134: 48 Board decisions, 86 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1968–2004
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 134 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-11-18 | The Public Library was authorized to apply for federal funds to plan a new Main Library building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-25 | City may seek federal money to plan a new Main Library | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-25 | The Board authorized the Public Library to apply for federal funds to plan and specify a new Main Library building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-08-04 | Federal money pays for plans for new Main Library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Off-street parking for City vehicles · proposes: Off-street parking for City-owned vehicles within a new Civic Center structure, possibly under new Main Library | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | New Main Library · other: five-story building with one story below grade | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | New Main Library · cost usd: additional level and second basement floor | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | New main library · floor area sqft: gross area needed for new main library building | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | New main library · floor area sqft: gross buildable area assuming six floors of occupancy and one basement level | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | New Main Library · cost usd: $70 million in 1987 dollars | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new Main Library · proposes: build a new Main Library facility | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new Main Library · floor area sqft: 442,500 total gross square feet | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library addition · proposes: Implementing the Online Public Access System (OPAC), a complete computer catalog of the Library's holdings | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library addition · proposes: Creating an Information Services Department to greatly expand general reference services | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library addition · proposes: Establishing an entirely handicapped accessible building | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library addition · other: Expanding the space for Children’s Services to five times its current size | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library addition · proposes: Establishing a municipal reference center to serve policy makers and the public | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library addition · proposes: Developing environmentally controlled rooms for the storage of rare and valuable materials | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · floor area sqft: 355,200 net square feet (NSF) | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · floor area sqft: 442,500 gross square feet (GSF) | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · other: planning efficiency ratio of about 80% | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · proposes: Public entrances from Larkin and Fulton Streets | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · proposes: Separate staff entrance from Grove Street | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · other: Open space around the building to be landscaped to match existing landscape along Larkin and Fulton Streets | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · other: Exterior walls and stairways to be granite to match existing Main Library Building and Civic Center buildings | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · other: Space allocation plan, Grove Street level 1, showing circulation, information services, children's library, multi-purpose rooms and Pioneer Monument | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · other: parapet higher than existing (north elevation study) | measure | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · other: 1st floor to provide exterior arcade space | measure | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library Building · proposes: Granite veneer for all exterior wall surfaces | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library Building · proposes: Combination of flat roofs and sloped mansard roofs | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library Building · proposes: Halon gas fire suppression system for rare book and document rooms | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library Building · other: Fully equipped with automatic fire sprinkler system | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · proposes: carpet tile floors, gypsum board partitions and acoustically treated ceilings | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · floor area sqft: Total Gross Square Feet (GSF) 442,500 across Basement 2 to Level 5 | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · floor area sqft: Total Net Square Feet (NSF) 355,200 across Basement 2 to Level 5 | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · floor area sqft: Total Non Program Area 87,300 across Basement 2 to Level 5 | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | New Main Library · other: staffing points reduced from 21 to 15 | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | new Main Library · other: required usable area 355,200 net square feet (NSF) | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · floor area sqft: 355,200 NSF total net usable area | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new main library · floor area sqft: 442,500 GSF total gross area | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-08-22 | Ballot argument favoring Proposition A, a $109,500,000 (≈ $311.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond for a new main library and branch improvements, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-08-22 | Ballot argument favouring Proposition A, a $109.5M (≈ $311.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond for a new main library and branch improvements, was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-04-01 | Ordinance creating a special fund for additions or enhancements to the new Main Library passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-09-30 | Public Library accepts a $1.0M (≈ $2.5 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Library Foundation for interior design of the New Main Library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-03-30 | Public Library accepted an $823,012 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Library Foundation for design of the new main library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-04-23 | Grove and Fulton Streets closed for the new main library groundbreaking | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-14 | Gift of $9,614,568 (≈ $23.1 million in 2026 dollars) from the Library Foundation of San Francisco to fund building enhancements for the new main library accepted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-14 | Board adopted environmental findings supporting appropriation of funds for the new Main Library Project. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-14 | Findings under California environmental law adopted for the new Main Library project, incorporating Library and Art Commission findings. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-04-25 | Public Library received $5,795,171 (≈ $13.2 million in 2026 dollars) from bond interest for the New Main Library and Chinatown and Mission branch work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-05-23 | The Library may accept and spend a $1,711,000 (≈ $3.9 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Library Foundation of San Francisco for the new main library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | New Main Library occupies the block at Fulton and Larkin | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-04-01 | Ordinance approving a Public Library agreement with the Friends of the Public Library for space in the new main library passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-04-08 | The Public Library's agreement with the Friends of the Public Library, giving the nonprofit space in the new main library, was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-06-24 | Ordinance approving a memorandum with the Library Foundation for space and services in the new main library, finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-07-01 | The Board finally passed an ordinance approving a memorandum of understanding with the Library Foundation for space in the new main library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-11-25 | Proposed ordinance would settle [name withheld] lawsuit with no payment, leaving later claims over the new Main Library construction open; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-12-09 | [name withheld] lawsuit against San Francisco is settled with no payment, but others may bring later claims over the new Main Library construction. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | New Main Library · built: New Main Library already completed at [name withheld] | building | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-02-03 | The City accepted a $200,000 (≈ $419,863 in 2026 dollars) gift from Tele-Communications, Inc. for television equipment in the new Main Library studio. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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