{"id":82,"date":"2016-03-15T19:06:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T19:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/?p=82"},"modified":"2016-03-16T19:26:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T19:26:01","slug":"photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: What happens when a neighborhood loses its library?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-82 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library01.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library01-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-88'>\n\t\t\t\tFrancisco Martinez, 22, wants to turn the abandoned library in South L.A.&#8217;s Hyde Park neighborhood into a youth center. Martinez and a few dozen other young people gathered outside the library Monday to demand that the city reopen the library as a youth center.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library02.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library02-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-89'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Hyde Park Library closed permanently in December, 2004. The abandoned building has a 8\u00ad-foot\u00ad-tall fence wrapped around it to prevent people from trespassing. Graffiti lines the walls and grass grows through cracks in the pavement.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library03.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library03-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-83'>\n\t\t\t\tYouth Justice L.A. gathered outside the library Monday to demonstrate. This is the group\u2019s second attempt to push the government to reopen the library as a youth center. According to the group, 40 police officers showed up to their previous protest at the library in 2011.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library04.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library04-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-84'>\n\t\t\t\tProtesters believe if this space reopens as a youth center, more young people could avoid gang life and drug addiction.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4371\" height=\"3307\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library05.jpg 4371w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library05-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library05-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library05-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library05-400x303.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4371px) 100vw, 4371px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-85'>\n\t\t\t\tProtesters urged drivers to honk in support of investing in youth as they passed by the closed library.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4310\" height=\"3099\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library06.jpg 4310w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library06-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library06-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library06-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library06-400x288.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4310px) 100vw, 4310px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-86'>\n\t\t\t\tProtesters want the city to redirect  five percent of the city\u2019s law enforcement budget to youth programs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/15\/photos-what-happens-when-a-neighborhood-loses-its-library\/library07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library07.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/03\/Library07-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-87'>\n\t\t\t\tFrancisco Martinez is now 10\u00ad-months sober and a college student. He says when he looks at the fence around the library it reminds him of being locked up again.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":331,"featured_media":87,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,10,19],"tags":[18,17,16],"coauthors":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2016.nextgenradio.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}