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)