Sacramento Public Library
Future North Natomas Library Fact Sheet
Groundbreaking May 30, 2008
Square footage 15,000
Special features Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification, teen room, two group study rooms, a preschooler ready-to-read room, quiet reading room
Community meeting room 100-seating capacity
Public access computers 50
Collection(books, periodicals, DVDs, CDs, etc.) More than 50,000 items
Building architects WLC Architects, Inc.; Folsom
Electrical Engineer A & F Engineering, Inc.
Furniture design Flying Colors, Inc.; Berkeley
Interior signage Bess Design, Oakland
Total project cost $14,500,000
Funding City of Sacramento Community Reinvestment Capital Improvement Project Funds, Freeport Regional Water Authority Mitigation Funds, and City of Sacramento Council District 7 Discretionary Funds.


Project Timeline
Dates Description
February 2008 Programming & Schematic Design Work Completed
July 2008 50% Construction Drawings
October 2008 California Department of State Architects Plan Review
January 2009 – January 2010 Construction
Spring 2010 Library Grand Opening