Image: Temporary library (Edson Smith, Santa Barbara Public Library)
Way Back When: Hitting the Books
The Santa Barbara Public Library was badly damaged during the June 29 earthquake in 1925, but just a few weeks later, the let's-get-this-done head librarian Frances Linn was getting ready to open a temporary library in a high-end stable on the corner of Sola and Chapala streets. Books could be returned, and some were available to check out.