Sonoma County Library
Sonoma County Library
You Love Your Library!
A recent survey showcased why Sonoma
County residents love their library system
• Qualified librarians
• Reading programs for children
• Homework help, career support and
computer labs
• Safe places for children after school
• Clean, safe places
Sonoma County Library
Provide
opportunities
for all to learn,
contribute,
interact, and
participate
Further
community
resiliency
Foster racial
equity, social
justice, and
inclusion for
everyone
Reimagining the Library
• Central Santa Rosa
• Cloverdale
• Forestville
• Guerneville
• Library Support Center
• Healdsburg
• History & Genealogy
• Northwest Santa Rosa
• Occidental
• Petaluma
• Rincon Valley
• Rohnert Park/Cotati
• Roseland
• Sebastopol
• Sonoma Valley
• Windsor
• Wine Library
Locations
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Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
Our newest permanent library is in Rohnert Park
• Opened 2003
• 24,000 square feet
• 3,619 visitors per week
• 4,047 check-outs per week
• 350+ programs a year
• Stay & Play; study pod; seed library; hi-tech AV in community room Sonoma County Library
• Full implementation of Sunday hours
• Facilities Master Plan
• Roseland campaign launch
• MOU with Juvenile Hall
• Building Forward Together Grants
Accomplishments
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Your Library
by the
Numbers
MAJOR MILESTONES
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Sonoma County Library
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Physical Item Circulation Circulation of Elecronic Materials Circulation (pre-Measure Y to FY 22-23)
4 million
3.5 million
3 million
2.5 million
2 million
1.5 million
1 million
.5 million
0 Physical Items Digital Materials
15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23
People
$28.20 million
58%
Resources
$14 million
28%
Places
$6.73 million
14%
FY 23-24 Budget Expenditures by People, Places, and Resources Sonoma County Library
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Adult services
Library materials
• Access to
millions of
physical and
digital titles
• Databases
• Streaming
Community connection
• Adult literacy
• Meeting rooms
• Printing
• Outreach
Welcoming spaces
• Investments in
library facilities
• Access to
technology
• Rich and diverse
programming
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Youth services
Early learning
• Storytimes
• Literacy support
• Parent mentoring
and education
Transition to adulthood
• Teen volunteering and
internships
• Civic engagement and
social justice
• Life skills, mental
health, college support
School support
• Student success
initiatives
• Reading programs
• STEAM programs
• Educator support
Collections
• Nearly 600,000 physical items
across 15 locations in multiple
formats
• Share catalog with Lake
and Mendocino Counties
• LINK+ provides access to 70
library collections statewide
Sonoma County Library
Sonoma County Library’s
top 10 most checked-out
books in 2023
Digital Collections
Sonoma County Library
• 383,694 eBooks
• 340,344 eAudiobooks
• 263,185 additional digital resources
Library of Things
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Technology Increases Access
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“Our library was one of the very
few institutions that improved
during COVID. The increased
access to electronic resources
was huge. “
Sonoma County Library
Library Patron, April 3, 2024
Responding to an article in the Press Democrat
Questions?
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