CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
MARCH 6, 2024
MULFORD MARINA
BRANCH LIBRARY
DESIGN UPDATE
1 Project Funding
• City Funding:
$4,950,000
• Building Forward State Library Grant:
$4,079,701
• San Leandro Public Library Foundation Gift:
$800,000
Total:
$9,829,701
2 • LEED Silver Certified
• New Larger Building – Increased
from 1,200 SF up to 3,800 SF
• Outdoor views and lots of natural light
• Optimal LED Lighting, Power and Heating
and Cooling Systems
• Large Multi-purpose Room
• 4 Toilets
• 2 Small Group Study Rooms
• Large Outdoor Gathering Area and Patio
• Comfortable variety of seating types
New Building Upgrades
3 Community Feedback
What we heard from the public
The Library can serve as a social
center for the neighborhood as
well as a prime information and
learning source.
A Library that helps
community and has life
activities like gardening,
learning to read.
Learning should be the main
focus of the project, be it
indoor or outdoor.
A specialty program…that can not
be found at another Library. Like
a local gardening class, reading
garden, garden area.
A vital, active, interesting
location for community and
visitors.
Highlight the unique,
distinctive, natural habitats
like the Bay and Butterflies.
4 Community Feedback
Library Strategic Planning – July 2023
TOPICS EXPLORED:
1. FACILITIES GAP
2. SERVICES GAP
3. PERCEPTION / COMMUNICATIONS GAP
176
PARTICIPANTS
AGES TEENS TO 65+ FROM
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS
AND IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
23 FOCUS GROUP
MEETINGS
6 KEY INTERVIEWS
4 MINI GROUPS
WITH ARTS, CULTURE &
LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS
Need more
Small Study Rooms
5 Site Plan
FAIRWAY DRIVE
AURORA DRIVE
6 Floor Plan
7 Exterior View from Aurora
Main Entry Plaza
8 Exterior View from Fairway
Outdoor Terrace
9 Exterior View from Monarch Butterfly Path
Open Outdoor Space
10 Main Room at Entry
11 Children’s Alcove
12 Multi-Purpose Room
13 1
2 1 Lounge seating by windows 2 Built-in counters at windows Interior Spaces
Main Reading Room
Interior Spaces
3 3
Group Study Rooms
Small group study rooms with windows and glass walls
Interior Spaces
Children’s Alcove
6 5 6 Children’s Alcove 5
7 7 Window portals
Playful furnishings
8 Multi-purpose room with a durable floor finish and large moveable glass walls to 8 extend indoor and outdoor spaces
Interior Spaces
Multi-Purpose Room
Alt.: Group activity, homework help or other flexible
furniture arrangements that can stack or fold away
Interior Concepts
Eden Landing Pond
18 Project Schedule
TODAY
Next Steps
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