Buena Vista Branch Library Image Collection

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. City councilwoman Stacey Murphy helps paint a mural for the celebration of the new Buena Vista Branch Library groundbreaking.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. Special guests shovel a ceremonial scoop of earth at the celebration. From left to right: Library Director John Fuchs, library board members Cele Burke and Gloria O'Donohoe, City Manager Bud Ovrom, and library board members Lee Paysinger and Dorie Beaumont.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. An unidentified man looks at samples of tile that will be used in the new Buena Vista Branch Library.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. City councilman David Laurell helps paint a mural for the celebration of the new Buena Vista Branch Library groundbreaking.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. Mayor Bob Kramer helps paint a mural for the celebration of the new Buena Vista Branch Library groundbreaking.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. The city council members stand in front of the mural for the celebration of the new Buena Vista Branch Library groundbreaking. From left to right: Marsha Ramos, David Laurell, Stacey Murphy, Mayor Bob Kramer, and Dave Golonski.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. Library staff shovel a ceremonial scoop of earth at the celebration. From left to right: Sharon Cohen, John Fuchs (Library Director), Darrin Borders, David Peterson, Holly Ziman, Laura Brownell, Helen Wang, Joan Cappocchi, Pat King, Nancy Tidwell, Naomi Aronoff, Ellen Tanner, Liz Avery, and Julie Anastasi.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. Special guests shovel a ceremonial scoop of earth at the celebration. From left to right: Library Director John Fuchs, former Library Director Sandra Christopher, City Manager Bud Ovrom, and former Library Director Marcia (Richards) Bell.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. Special guests shovel a ceremonial scoop of earth at the celebration. From left to right: Library Director John Fuchs, former Library Director Sandra Christopher, City Manager Bud Ovrom, and former Library Director Marcia (Richards) Bell.

: 2001 - A Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Groundbreaking took place on October 6, 2001. Special guests shovel a ceremonial scoop of earth at the celebration. From left to right: Mayor Bob Kramer, city council members Marsha Ramos and David Laurell, Library Director John Fuchs, and city council members Stacey Murphy and Dave Golonski. (Young boy is Dave Golonski's son).

: 2001 - Construction of the new Buena Vista Branch Library; Construction of the new Buena Vista Branch Library on February 18, 2002. This structure is what is now the south entrance.

: 2002 - Aerial View of Buena Vista Library; Slide marked Nov. 2002. Aerial view of the new Buena Vista Library and Abraham Lincoln Park. Abraham Lincoln Park was named in recognition of the former use of this site as the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, which opened its doors in 1923. Originally, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School consisted of two classrooms and one kindergarten plus an office and a teacher’s room. The addition of grades 4,5 and 6 necessitated two new classrooms to be built in 1927. Further growth required additions at three other times. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School was closed on June 30, 1979. After closing as an elementary school, the facility served as the adult education center from 1979 to 1983. The site served as the Burbank Unified School District administrative offices from December 1983 through April 2000. Abraham Lincoln Park and the Buena Vista Branch Library were dedicated and opened to the public on December 7, 2002.

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