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 Library
Our largest library, downtown Santa Rosa
• Opened 1967
• 61,800 square feet
• 3,828 visitors per week
• 3,832 check-outs per week
• 600+ programs a year
• Sound studios; electronic piano; camera lending; seed library; study pod; live music; Charlie Brown statue
• Home of Adult Literacy program
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Northwest Santa Rosa Library
Serving a diverse community
• Opened 1968
• 7,840 square feet
• 2,520 visitors per week
• 2,915 check-outs per week
• 350+ programs a year
• Pop-up services at Coddingtown Mall; study pod; Lucy statue Sonoma County Library
Rincon Valley Regional Library
Serving northeast Santa Rosa
• Opened 1994
• 15,000 square feet
• 3,271 visitors per week
• 3,615 check-outs per week
• 300+ programs a year
• Sound studio; Stay and Play; ongoing quilt exhibits; seed library; BiblioBox smart locker
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Roseland Regional Library
Serving a dynamic and growing community
• Opened 2021
• 4,455 square feet
• 1,022 visitors per week
• 840 check-outs per week
• 950+ programs a year
• Quilt exhibitions; seed library; embedded outreach in neighborhood • Temporary branch; permanent library opening 2027
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• Central Santa Rosa
• Cloverdale
• Forestville
• Guerneville
• Library Support Center
• Healdsburg
• Northwest
• Occidental
• Petaluma
• Rincon Valley
• Rohnert Park/Cotati
• Roseland
• Sebastopol
• Sonoma Valley
• Windsor
Locations
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• Full implementation of Sunday hours
• Facilities Master Plan
• Roseland campaign launch
• MOU with Juvenile Hall
• Volunteer Leadership Recognition Day
• 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
Building
Forward
Together
Grants
= $5,511,582
Sebastopol Library
$715,968
Petaluma Library
$1,856,449
Northwest Library
$979,942
Rohnert Park-Cotati Library
$1,117,409
Guerneville Library
$382,171
History & Genealogy Library
$459,643
Sonoma County Library
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
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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
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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