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Library Authority gives update on Colonial Heights restoration, 2025 building projects and reopening timeline
Summary
Deputy Director Keller told the Sacramento Public Library Authority Board on Oct. 23 that restoration and outfitting work at Colonial Heights — which was declared a loss after a July 26, 2024 fire — is progressing, with shelving and security installed and initial book and furniture deliveries scheduled; staff are targeting a December soft opening and Jan. 6, 2026 reopening.
Deputy Director Keller told the Sacramento Public Library Authority Board on Oct. 23 that restoration and outfitting work across the system remains on an accelerated track but continues to face supply and vendor delays.
Keller said Colonial Heights was declared a loss after the July 26, 2024 fire that was contained to the community room but caused smoke damage throughout the branch. "It can take up to 3 to 6 months to outfit it," Keller said, describing the multi-step process of ordering, cataloging, physically processing and installing an opening-day collection and special-order furniture.
Keller outlined completed milestones and near-term deliveries: shelving installation finished Oct. 13, security and card readers are online, boarded windows were replaced and a construction clean completed. The first public furniture and a first delivery of books from the media hotel were…
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