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An innovative proposal for a joint public-school library on the

Mariners Elementary School campus is in the works and officials are

seeking Newport Beach residents’ help in planning the state-of-the-art

facility.

Two town hall meetings are scheduled on the subject. The first will be

held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Vincent Jorgensen Community Center,

adjacent to Mariners Branch Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

A second meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Mariners Branch

Library, 2005 Dover Drive. At both meetings, Newport Beach Public Library

and Mariners Elementary School administrators will listen to residents’

ideas on the facility that would replace the current Mariners Branch

Library.

The project would be funded with a grant from the Proposition 14 bond

funds.

Information: (949) 717-3801.