Modernizing Libraries
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Petaluma Regional Library 2024 Modernization
Background
- 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma
- Branch opened 1976
- Serves Petaluma, Penngrove, surrounding areas
- Full service regional library
- Location of Petaluma History Room
Modernization Details
- Open and welcoming entry
- Reimagined children’s area
- New teen area
- Private study pods
- Convenient single service desk
- Updated restrooms
- HVAC and electrical upgrades
- Fire suppression system upgrades
- Efficient and reorganized staff areas
- Carpet, furniture, shelving, and paint
- Petaluma History Room on first floor
Partners
- Sonoma County Library: $3.7 million
- City of Petaluma: $2.9 million
- Friends of the Petaluma Library: $800,000
Timeline
- Library to close for renovation June 30, 2024
- Reopening estimated mid-2025
Library Services
- Offered at the adjacent teen center building, the “Petaluma Mini Library”
- Additional services at multiple sites in the community
