Castro Valley Library

The Castro Valley Library is one of ten branches of the Alameda County Library system serving approximately 60,000 residents in the unincorporated area of Castro Valley, California, United States.
History
The original Castro Valley library was first opened in 1927 on Castro Valley Blvd, in a water tank owned by the Booth family. It later moved to another building, at 20055 Redwood Road, which was designed by architects Wahamaki and Corey. It opened in 1962 with a collection of over 23,000 and a cost of $230,000. The current collection is approximately 100,000. A new replacement library opened on October 31, 2009 at 3600 Norbridge Ave (artist’s rendering below). The new library has been funded by a combination of State Bond (13.9 million) and public support for a total cost of $22,276,464. The Architect for the project is Noll and Tam, Berkeley, CA. The contractor for the new building is W.A. Thomas, Inc., Martinez, CA (Russell Staines, President ). A groundbreaking ceremony was held April 18, 2008.
New Facility
The new Castro Valley Library includes the following features:
* A 50% larger collection space
* 3 times the Audio Visual Collection
* An International Language collection 5 times larger
* 5 times as many public computers, wireless Internet access
* Multipurpose Education Center and Community Meeting Room
* Café and Bookstore
* Outdoor Patio and Playground
The Great Book Pass was held on October 31, 2009. Nearly 2000 community members passed commemorative books from the site of the old library to the new library. The Grand Opening of the new library followed the Great Book Pass.
Architect's Rendition
Services and Programs
Children Services
Children Services at the Castro Valley Library include books, magazines, CDs, CD-Rom software, and books on tape for all ages of children.
A pre-school storytime for 3-5 year olds is also offered during the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Registration is required.
In the Summer the library hosts a reading game for children and weekly family programs.
Homework Help
* Homework assistance is available for school-aged children Monday through Thursday 3:30-5:00 p.m.
* LiveHomeworkHelp has tutors to chat with you every day 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. and in Spanish 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. http://www.aclibrary.org Click on ASK US!
Legal Advice
Once a month, an Attorney is available by appointment for free consultation. This program is sponsored by the Library and the Alameda County Bar Association.
Other
Castro Valley Library offers the following services:
LINK + book request service. This service allows patrons to borrow a book from other participating libraries if it is not available within the Alameda County Library system
* Computer Tutoring
* Book Club and Book Sales
Please see the Castro Valley Library’s website for a calendar of programs and events. http://www.aclibrary.org/branches/csv

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