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Larkspur City library board sets March 28 opening date, outlines moving timeline and temporary service changes
Summary
At a Feb. 9 meeting the Larkspur City Library Board of Trustees reviewed a director's moving schedule that targets a March 17 move and a public opening on Saturday, March 28, and discussed temporary service changes including locker closure and extended due dates.
The Larkspur City Library Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 received a detailed update from the library director on the schedule and logistics for relocating to the new Rose Lane facility and confirmed a targeted public opening on Saturday, March 28.
The director told the board that contractor punch-list work is scheduled for Feb. 11, that the majority of furniture is expected the week of Feb. 18, and that the library’s tentative moving date is Monday, March 17, with the public closure likely to begin the week before the move. A tentative Friends-organized farewell tea was discussed for March 5, and the board said details of opening-day festivities will depend on coordination with outside groups and the Commons Foundation.
The board was also briefed on temporary operational changes meant to reduce workload during the transition. The library locker service will be discontinued after Feb. 14; high-frequency users have been notified. Items checked out from Larkspur will generally not be due until the first week of April to avoid returns during the move. Staff advised patrons they may return materials to other Marin County libraries or retain items until the Larkspur location reopens.
Board members emphasized that the new building will hold a smaller on-site collection than the current space, but that circulation and program attendance — not shelf size — are the primary measures of community demand. The group discussed the need to plan shelving, carting and delivery logistics to keep high-demand titles available through the countywide delivery network during the closure.
Members also raised operational questions the board plans to address before opening, including policies for community-room administration, tutoring-room procedures and a patron behavior/animal policy (service animals vs. other animals). Several of those items require coordination with the city manager because the community rooms are city-managed facilities.
Next steps: staff will finalize closure dates and moving logistics, communicate return and hold instructions to patrons, and report back to the board at the March meeting with confirmed timing and the board’s planned role in any opening ceremony.
