Mission Viejo Library Gets Helping Hand From Local Donor

MISSION VIEJO, CA — The Mission Viejo Library just received a helping hand from a local community partner for the library's continued work in fulfilling its mission to deliver invaluable learning tools to the community, a city release said.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a national equity real estate investment trust that owns the Eaves apartment complexes in Mission Viejo, donated $5,000 to the Mission Viejo Public Library and cultural services this week.

The money will go toward helping the library recover from closures, cut programs and cut library hours brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We have the opportunity now through a generous donation from AvalonBay Communities to install software for blind and low-vision users on our library computers for all ages," Director of the Mission Viejo Library Genesis Hansen said in a statement. "Witnessing the commitment AvalonBay has not only to its residents, but surrounding communities, we are grateful for this helping hand to improve the library services and programming."