About the Library
Future Valley Hi - North Laguna Library
Fact Sheet Timeline Architectural Drawings MapRepresentatives from the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation and the Sacramento Public Library are developing the Valley Hi - North Laguna Library and Shasta Park at the corner of Bruceville Road and the future extension of Cotton Lane. The Ground breaking was Saturday, April 19. Formal remarks where be made by Heather Fargo, City of Sacramento Mayor; Bonnie Pannell, City of Sacramento Councilmember, District 8; Anne Marie Gold, Sacramento Public Library Director; Brandon Ida, Community Representative, Office of United States Senator Barbara Boxer from California; and Dr. L. Steven Winlock, Associate Superintendent, PreK-6 Education, Elk Grove Unified School District.
The City of Sacramento and the Sacramento Public Library are committed to making their libraries green buildings that are beautiful, functional and high performing. Valley Hi - North Laguna Library seeks Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification.
The future 20,000-square-foot Valley Hi - North Laguna Library will feature such amenities as:
- A browsing area with newly-released books, CDs, and DVDs
- Separate children’s and teen reading areas
- Fiction and non-fiction collection and reading areas
- A magazine area
- Public computers with Internet and word processing
- A Friends of the Valley Hi-North Laguna Library sale area
- A community meeting room which can accommodate as many as 100 people
- Food court for refreshments and socializing
- Two study/tutoring rooms and a special “quiet” reading room
- Self-check out machines for library books and other materials
Valley Hi - North Laguna Library Fact Sheet
| Groundbreaking | April 19, 2008 |
| Square footage | 20,300 |
| Special features | Teen Room, Food Court, 3 study rooms, Learning Center, Computer lab and Classroom |
| Public access computers | 72 |
| Collection(books, periodicals, DVDs, CDs, etc.) | 70,000 items |
| Building architects | Noll and Tam Architects and Planners |
| Landscaping architects | The HLA Group |
| Lighting contractor | Alice Prussin Lighting Design |
| Signage | MW Design |
| Total project cost | $14,800,000 |
| Funding | Sacramento City Community Reinvestment Capital Improvement Program |
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Project Timeline
| Dates | Description |
|---|---|
| 1/31/07 - 5/22/07 | Schematic design |
| 5/23/07 - 9/11/07 | Design Development |
| 9/12/07 - 2/12/08 | Construction Documents |
| 2/12/08 - 4/1/08 | Plan check and Review |
| 4/2/08 - 5/30/09 | Construction |
New Valley Hi - North Laguna Library Architectural Drawings
