Sausalito Library
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The Sausalito Library is a public library serving the City of Sausalito and environs in Marin County, California. The library opened in 1974 at its present location of 420 Litho Street in Sausalito (inside City Hall). The library collection consists of over 45,000 books. Services offered include programs for adults and children, internet access, online databases, downloadable e-books and e-audiobooks, museum passes, and assistance with downloading library e-books onto personal devices. The library is a member of the Marin Automated Resources and Information Network (MARINet), a consortium of publicly funded libraries in Marin County. Abbot Chambers is the current City Librarian.
Building History
The Sausalito Public Library was founded in 1906 by Father John Valentini and the Reverend George Maxwell on the second floor of the Sausalito Land & Ferry Company building on Bridgeway. In 1909 the Library was moved to 733 Bridgeway where it was expanded by stages to fill the entire second floor of the old City Hall. It remained there for the next sixty years. Although redeemed by the delightful bay view, the Library became increasingly crowded and uncomfortable and the steep stairs made access difficult.
As the city's population grew, the library's collection and use increased. In 1964 the City Council established a library over-ride tax which existed from 1965 to 1973. In 1974, when the city purchased the old Central School building at 420 Litho Street for a Civic Center, the Library moved into the former school auditorium on a temporary basis.
Various library building schemes were explored but the plans never came to fruition. In 1976, when rising costs seemed to preclude a separate library building, the City Council, with the advice of the Library Board, decided to remodel the auditorium. MLTW/Turnbull Associates were hired as architects in July 1977 and construction began in March 1979. Expanded shelving and additional seating were provided and an elevator was installed which serves the entire building. The remodeled library, with its high ceilings and tall windows looking out to the bay, opened in September 1979.
See also
- Marin County Free Library
- Belvedere Tiburon Library
External links
- Sausalito Library Website
- Sausalito Library Board of Trustees
- Sausalito Library Foundation
- Friends of the Sausalito Library
- City of Sausalito
- MARINet
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- Sausalito Marin City School District
- Willow Creek Academy
- Tamalpais Union High School District
- Lycée Français de San Francisco Sausalito Campus
- New Village School
- Sausalito Library
- Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
- Bay Area Discovery Museum
- Bay Model Visitor Center
- City of Seattle (steam ferry)
- Fort Baker
- Heath Ceramics
- Issaquah (steam ferry)
- The Marine Mammal Center
- Point Bonita Lighthouse
- Richardson Bay
- The Trident (restaurant)
- Vallejo (ferry)
- Waldo Tunnel
- Eureka (ferryboat)
- Forts Baker, Barry, and Cronkhite
- Golden Gate Ferry Company
- Sterling Hayden
- Marinship
- North Pacific Coast Railroad
- Rancho Saucelito
- Record Plant
- William A. Richardson
- San Francisco Yacht Club
- Ships built in Sausalito
- Sally Stanford
- Jean Varda
- Alan Watts
- U.S. Route 101 (historic route
- Radio Sausalito
- USS Sausalito (PF-4)
- Schoonmaker Point
- Studio D Recording
Tamalpais High School serves Sausalito residents.
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