After a long drawn out process Palo Alto\u2019s main library has been renamed to \u201cRinconada Library\u201d by the Palo Alto City Council.\u00a0 Supporters of the new name have consistently argued that the library is not the main library because it is not the biggest library in the system, nor is it the administrative center of the library system.
\nRinconada is a Spanish word for \u201cinsider corner\u201d or \u201celbow\u201d and was adopted because the land on which Palo Alto was developed was part of the land grant known as Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito.<\/p>\n
The Rinconada library name change was timely as it is currently undergoing renovations for a new program room, new study rooms, and upgraded electrical and mechanical systems.
\nSeveral opponents of the name change argued that the library should be named after a local notable person instead of a place or a thing.\u00a0 One name that was offered was \u201cBirge Clark\u201d who was a prominent, distinguished local architect who designed 450 buildings in Palo Alto and Stanford University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Palo Alto Main Library Name\u00a0 is \u201cRinconada\u201d After a long drawn out process Palo Alto\u2019s main library has been renamed to \u201cRinconada Library\u201d by the Palo Alto City Council.\u00a0 Supporters of the new name have consistently argued that the library is not the main library because it is not the biggest library in the system,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n