This page presents photographs of the architecture in and around the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. Click on any photo to enlarge it for detailed viewing. For the best viewing of enlarged photos in your web browser, please enable Javascript or allow blocked content (scripts) to run for this page.

Nestled south of Miramar Lake, west of Evans Pond, and north of the Scripps Ranch Business Park, the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center (seen in this aerial photo) draws library patrons from Scripps Ranch and surrounding communities. (Click photo to enlarge.)

The Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center provides library and community services in its 21,700 square-foot facility. (Click photo to enlarge.)

The Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is designed as a welcoming oasis for library patrons and visitors. (Click photo to enlarge.)

A short walk along a paved, lighted walkway will take you from the circle at the end of Meanley Drive up a gentle hillside to the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Adjacent to the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is Evans Pond. A footpath and bridge provide a pleasant walk around the pond. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Evans Pond is home to varied wildlife including ducks, geese, deer, and rare visits from the Western Jackalope. (Click photo to enlarge.)

The "Meanley Wall" is last remaining reminder of the Thomas and Nackey Scripps Meanley family home, upon whose land the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is built. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Designed by Architect Richard Bundy as a contemporary interpretation of the Mission Revival style of architecture, the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center echoes the history of its location on property that was home to the Thomas and Nackey Scripps Meanley family. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Recognizing the heritage of the land upon which the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is built, a bronze bust of E. W. Scripps presides near the entrance of the library. (Click photo to enlarge.)

As you walk through the 21,700 square-foot library center, note that artifacts from the Meanley home have been incorporated into the building. The home's original front doors are now located between the Children's Area and the Reference Area. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Windows from the original Meanley home are used as free-standing dividers throughout the 21,700 square-foot library center. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Note that windows from the Meanley home have been used as doors on built-in bookcases throughout the library. (Click photo to enlarge.)

The central courtyard of the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center echos the courtyard of the Thomas and Nackey Scripps Meanley family home, upon which land the Library Center is built. (Click photo to enlarge.)

A central feature of the Meanley home was a fountain, whose presence is reflected in the Library Center's courtyard fountain. (Click photo to enlarge.)