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Fallbrook Library

Today - the reality:

  • existing library, built in 1987, is 8,100 square feet
  • circulation averages 240,000 items per year
  • there are 26,000+ cardholders in Fallbrook, Bonsall, DeLuz and Rainbow area
  • too few computers (wait time may be one hour)
  • space cannot accommodate the summer reading program special events (must be held off-site)

     

Tomorrow-the dream:

  • expand the facility to approximately 17,500 square feet
  • provide a state-of-the-art library and community facility
  • increase the number of computers
  • enhance the children’s library
  • include a “teen” space
  • incorporate a community room
  • provide space and seating for reading and study
  • expand the bookstore area

Where are we?

  • On September 18, 2007, San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to provide $100,000 for the planning phase including developing the design-build specifications for advertisement, pre-qualifying design-build teams, and preparing contracts and a funding plan. 
  • The estimated project cost for the new library is $9.5 million. 
  • Friends of the Fallbrook Library has raised nearly $2 million earmarked for furnishings, fixtures, equipment and “opening day” collections.
  • Supervisor Bill Horn provided a  $500,000 matching grant. (every dollar, up to $500,000, donated to the Friends or spent at the Bottom Shelf Bookstore will be matched by this grant)

What can you do?

  • Support the Friends organization: Become a member,  Patronize the bookstore
  • Consider a specific gift to the library building fund (see Donor Opportunities for naming opportunities and giving levels)