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Oakley Library and Community Center

The Oakley Library’s current location inside Freedom High School was always meant to be temporary, and our community of 45,000 residents outgrew the 3,000 square foot facility years ago. A new, larger library would allow for more operating hours, more services and more community events. A new location was supposed to be found by 2004.

Now 20 years later, we have finally found the library a new home at the Oakley Civic Center Plaza! Oakley's 45,000 (and increasing) residents deserve a facility that allows for the operation hours and services of other libraries in the area. Funding has been budgeted for the first phase of the project and the design-build team has been working with the Council's Library Subcommittee and Staff on conceptual designs.

We invite you to Envision a New Oakley Library & Community Center.

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Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: City Council Work Session: Library & O'Hara Residential Projects Design and Economic Feasibility Analysis Update
City Council Work Session: Library & O'Hara Residential Projects Design and Economic Feasibility Analysis Update
Phase 2: Library Update
Library Update
Phase 3: Establish a Library and Community Center Project Specific Sub-Committee
Establish a Library and Community Center Project Specific Sub-Committee
Phase 4: Fundraising
Fundraising
Phase 5: Next Steps
Next Steps
Phase 6: Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals
Phase 7: Proposal Evaluation
Proposal Evaluation
Phase 8: Award of Contract
Award of Contract
Phase 9: Conceptual Design
Conceptual Design
Phase 10: Design & Community Engagement Meeting No. 1
Design & Community Engagement Meeting No. 1
Phase 11: Project Design & Permitting
Project Design & Permitting

Fundraising

April 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

The City of Oakley has assembled various funding sources for a new library and community center that total $9.5 million, including the residual land value from a planned public-private partnership with a developer to construct housing with a 25% affordable requirement on a nearby City-owned block. The construction costs for a modern library are estimated to be at least $1,000 a square foot, meaning the City could deliver a 9,000 square foot facility in the near term, but a facility that meets our current and future needs would cost closer to $28 million.

The City and its partners will continue to seek funding over the next year to bring a new facility to Oakley. We need help from the community and our representatives to make the Oakley Library and Community Center a reality for our families.


Three photos of the October 8th City Council meeting goal thermometer being raised by the Friends of the Oakley Library and Supervisor Diane Burgis.

Earlier this year, the City Council set a December 2024 goal of identifying and raising funds over the $9.5M allocated by the City to build a new larger Oakley Library and Community Center in Civic Center Plaza for our community. In August, we shared the video above inviting you to “Envision a New Library and Community Center.”

At the October 8, 2024 City Council meeting, the Friends of the Oakley Library and Supervisor Diane Burgis “raised the temperature” on the goal thermometer to represent the $550,000 they’ve committed from donations and the Supervisor’s budget, respectively, to this worthwhile project. You can watch the temperature rise at https://www.youtube.com/live/a9zSG-GjARQ?si=s0KX_RXoyg8AmI_f (3:04).



Visit the Friends of the Oakley Library

A New Library for a Growing Oakley.pdf
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Press Release - Lesher Grant.docx
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