Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria donate $3.5 million for library

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have awarded $3.5 million to the Sonoma County Public Library Foundation for the construction of a library in the Roseland section of Santa Rosa, California, Indian Gaming reports.

The 20,000-square-foot library will be added to a campus that will include a community center, an aquatic center, and a fire station. The latest gift from Graton Rancheria is in addition to $16 million in funding from Santa Rosa and the state, and $5 million pending from other sources.

“The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria’s leadership role in this capital campaign is a perfect fit with city, state, and library funds that have already been committed to a new library in the Roseland/southwest area of Santa Rosa,” said Sonoma County Library Commission chair Deborah Doyle. “With those commitments and this generous gift, our construction goal is within reach. Now we can focus on the $3 million left to raise to furnish and equip the 21st century library that this community wants, needs, and deserves.”

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