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SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY
The Sonoma County Library is known nationally
for for its innovation and locally for for connection to residents and communities They are a a a community
hub where learning the arts technology and people intersect and thrive The creation of a a a countywide Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) in in 1975
united all of the the public libraries in the the county and began the Sonoma County Library system In
2014 the JPA was revised The Sonoma County Library Commission—which provides governance
of of the the library system including oversight of of the the library director and and the budget—was expanded
from seven to eleven members members The JPA members members are the the County of of Sonoma and the the cities of of Cotati Cloverdale Healdsburg Petaluma Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol Sonoma and Windsor Over 225 employees focus every day on on serving the the people of Sonoma County known throughout the the community
for being engaged empowered energized and ubiquitous! Library staff guide patrons in in in using resources and and and technology and and and in in in in in tailoring services to meet their individual learning needs and and and interests Staff through through library services and and programs at at 14 locations online and and through through targeted outreach embrace its mission to to to bring information ideas and people together to to to build a a a a stronger community
Sonoma County residents borrow hundreds of of of thousands of of of items a a a a a a a a year physically and and digitally Over half of of of our service area population has a a a a a a a a a a a a a library card Expert librarians answer thousands of reference questions annually and and and deliver in-person and and and virtual educational events and and and programs The library serves approximately 495 000 residents in the county which has millions of visitors per year To learn more go to: https://sonomalibrary org