Grant R. Brimhall Library - Relocation and Return

Relocation and Return

For many years, the library was not located at the main Grant R. Brimhall Building. It moved to a large commercial building off Conejo School Road. In 1994, the Thousand Oaks Library was damaged by the Northridge earthquake and was temporarily relocated to 2400 Willow Lane to allow reconstruction to proceed rapidly. The Grant R. Brimhall Library re-opened at the Janss Road site in November 1996. Also, there were reports or other problems with the original building. The building began to have problems with the roof in the late 1980s and early 1990s and other problems which caused the building to leak. Damage occurred inside the library due to this, which sent the city and original developer into a lawsuit that took years to conclude. So, until the lawsuit concluded and the building could be repaired correctly, the library was moved to the Conejo School Road location, across the US 101 freeway from the present day Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.