Mira Mesa Library reopens after quarter-million dollar makeover [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The Mira Mesa Library has reopened after a six-week makeover to upgrade the facility.

As part of the Libraries and Parks 2022 Master Plan, the City of San Diego spent more than $230,000 on the project. They installed new carpet across the 20,000 square foot building. Crews also put in new flooring in the community center and added new furniture to the teen study area.

“It’s a pretty big space to redo,” says Youth Services Librarian Hazel Frigillana. “It is amazing. It feels like we redid our home. When people came in, it was like a brand new library to them.”

The biggest physical change came in the children’s collection area, where a small, amphitheatre-like “reading pit” was filled in and covered to create more space for a larger book collection. But the library promises, even without the reading pit, they’ll still have all the children’s …