2024-11-13T23:20:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150201996/william-pereira-designed-hunt-branch-library-in-orange-county-to-be-renovated Sean Joyner 2020-06-10T12:17:00-04:00 >2020-06-10T12:18:30-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/51/510704dbce2c02f20280579ddeec5bd5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The William Pereira-design Hunt Branch Library in Fullerton, California has <a href="https://a65.asmdc.org/press-releases/city-fullerton-unanimously-votes-renovate-hunt-branch-library" target="_blank">received funds for a new renovation</a>. Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silvia issued a $2.5 million budget request in 2019 which has since been approved and allocated to the City of Fullerton to be utilized in the renovation of the historic library.</p> <p>The Hunt Branch Library was designated a local landmark by the Fullerton City Council back in November 2018, writes&nbsp;<em><a href="https://savethehunt.com/2020/06/09/quirk-silva-celebrates-selection-city-council-vote-on-hunt-library/" target="_blank">Save The Hunt Library</a>,</em> a group of Fullerton citizens who have been advocating for the preservation of the building.</p> <p>"I am very proud to have worked with the state to secure $2.5 million for a future renovated Hunt Branch Library," said Assemblywoman Quirk-Silvia in a statement. "As a classroom teacher, and former City Council Member, I have always prioritized community spaces, literacy, and the arts."</p><p>The renovation project comes as several of Pereira's other notable works, including the original <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150192687/lacma-demolition-is-underway" target="_blank">Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus</a> and an extension to T...</p>