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A new community space in Ventura County years in the planning is a big step closer

An artistic rendering of a modern building with panoramic windows.
City of Moorpark
A rendering of the new public library in Moorpark.

The construction contracts for Moorpark library were agreed upon at a City Council meeting on Wednesday evening.

Construction contracts were awarded at a City Council meeting last night for the new 17,000-square-foot library in Moorpark.

Despite concerns about increased construction costs, the City Council awarded the contract to AMG & Associates, Inc.

The Construction Contract amount is $27,183,000 and includes a 10% contingency of $2,718,300.

The library will include book collections for early childhood, children, teens, and adults.

The facility will also have multi-purpose rooms, study and work areas, and a Friends of the Library area.

Caroline joined KCLU in October 2020. She's won LA Press Club's Southern California Audio Journalist of the Year Award four times, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026.

Since joining the station she's also won 12 Golden Mike Awards, 8 Los Angeles Press Club Journalism Awards, 4 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Writing, Diversity, Use of Sound & more.

Caroline started her broadcasting career in the UK, in both radio and television for BBC News, London's number one station 95.8 Capital FM, and Sky News — and was awarded by Prince Philip for her services to radio and journalism in 2007.

She has lived in California for 13 years and is both an American and British citizen and a very proud mom to her daughter, Elsie.