After many years of planning, meeting with the city and waiting, a new branch library for Mission Hills-Hillcrest is being planned at this site on Washington Street (at Front). The city purchased the lot (formerly the IBEW building) in September 2003. The city, architects, library staff and the Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Branch Library are in the process of designing a new 15,000 square foot building. Read more online.