旧金山 Mission Branch Library 关闭六年多后11月14日中午重开：馆舍建于1915年，翻新预算升至4,070万美元
加利福尼亚州旧金山市消息，San Francisco Public Library 的 Mission Branch Library 在关闭六年多后，于11月14日中午12时在 3359 24th Street 重新开放。图书馆当天举行重开庆祝活动，原先设在 1234 Valencia Street 的临时分馆与还书箱已于10月31日晚6时关闭。
Mission 分馆位于 24th Street 与 Bartlett Street 一带，馆舍由建筑师 G. Albert Lansburgh 设计、1915年建成，属于 Carnegie 资助的图书馆建筑，至今已有110年历史。该馆于2020年3月疫情期间关闭，此后经历结构加固与现代化改造。
据 San Francisco Public Works 与图书馆公布的数字，项目预算从2018年的1,980万美元升至4,070万美元，工期一再推迟，2026年又因电力接入延误，把原定春季的重开推至秋季。翻新内容包括景观庭院、技术设施与升级的通风系统，同时保留原建筑的历史风貌。
图书馆在11月12日先向媒体开放预览。重开后，Mission 分馆恢复为该社区的公共阅读与活动空间，馆内设有儿童室、社区室、阅览室与青少年室。
San Francisco's Mission Branch Library Reopens November 14 at Noon After More Than Six Years Closed: 1915 Building, Renovation Budget Reached $40.7 Million
In San Francisco, California, the San Francisco Public Library's Mission Branch Library reopened at noon on November 14 at 3359 24th Street, after more than six years of closure. The library held a reopening celebration that day, and the temporary branch and book drop at 1234 Valencia Street closed at 6 p.m. on October 31.
The Mission Branch, near 24th and Bartlett streets, occupies a Carnegie-funded building designed by G. Albert Lansburgh and opened in 1915, making it 110 years old. It closed in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since undergone structural improvements and modernization.
According to figures from San Francisco Public Works and the library, the project budget climbed from $19.8 million in 2018 to $40.7 million, with repeated delays; in 2026, delays in connecting electrical power pushed the reopening from spring into fall. The project includes a landscaped courtyard, technology and upgraded ventilation, while preserving the building's architectural character.
The library was previewed to journalists on November 12. With the reopening, the Mission Branch resumes its role as a public reading and program space for the neighborhood, with a children's room, community room, reading room and teen room.
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图片来源：图：旧金山 Mission Branch Library 立面上的雕塑与拱窗。来源：Eric E Castro，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0。 / Photo: Sculpture and arched windows on the facade of the Mission Branch Library in San Francisco. Source: Eric E Castro, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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