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Corona library details innovation center design, equipment and timeline; trustees ask about access and surplus furniture
Summary
Library manager Danielle Whittington presented updated designs for an innovation center and adult-area refresh, including makerspace equipment, laptop checkout expansion, a new study room, partnerships for VR workforce training, and a construction timeline running from September to May with project completion expected by June 2026.
Danielle Whittington, library manager for the Corona City Library, presented the board with the library’s proposed adult-area refresh and the design for a new innovation center that will house makerspace equipment, collaborative workspaces and a small conference room.
Whittington said the plan removes tall shelving in the area designated for the innovation center, replaces most public desktop computers with a laptop checkout while retaining eight desktops near the reference desk, and installs luxury vinyl tile (LVT) in heavily used entryways and the innovation center. “We are going to create more open spaces, open study, and have something that people would be excited to go in and learn,” Whittington said.
The center’s equipment list presented to trustees included smart boards,…
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