The Frank P. Doyle Library Building
Santa Rosa Campus

Facts about the Frank P. Doyle Library building
Green Building Features
Design & construction companies
Floorplan of the building
Library Hours
Frank P. Doyle Library Endowment
Articles about the new library
Library Dedication & Open House Schedule- September 15, 2006

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Old Plover Library

Facts About the Doyle Library Building

The old Bernard C. Plover Library on SRJC's Santa Rosa campus was designed to serve a maximum student population of 15,000. Today SRJC's enrollment is around 35,000 students.

By the late twentieth century, space for student seating and service areas, staff work space, book, periodical and media collections was much less than adequate, and significant technical upgrading was needed to accomodate the Library's use of modern information and multimedia technologies. In recent years, visiting college accreditation teams had commented on the need for a library facility which would more adquately meet the needs of SRJC's ever-expanding student population.

After many years, a new library building was approved.

Timeline

Doyle Library, West side

Doyle Library, North side

Doyle Library rotunda

Building Location

The new Frank P. Doyle Library is located across the street from the old Plover Library. It is between Elliott Avenue and the north end of Analy Hall. (See campus map.)

Building Occupants

(View floorplan .)

• First Floor - Art Gallery, Tutorial Center, Media Services, television studio, and two large technology-enhanced classrooms. Second Floor - Library services: Information Commons (reference services and research area), Periodicals, Library teaching classrooms, Technical Services Department, and Interlibrary Loan services. Third Floor - Library study spaces and book collections, Academic Computing Department, Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE), and the Center for New Media.
• Fourth Floor - Library study spaces and book collections, library Course Reserve Services.

Doyle Library cafe and newspaper reading room

ADA disability workstation

Building Features

• 145,000 total square feet; 99,000 assigned (usable) square feet 1,045 student seats, in a variety of configurations, including both individual carrels and 27 group study rooms
• Three teaching classrooms for campus use Wireless technology throughout the facility 280 computer workstations and a laptop checkout program for in-building use by SRJC students, faculty and staff
• A white noise generator will block ambient sounds and will maintain quiet zones.
• A color scheme which reflects the colors of Sonoma County's natural environment--the green of the oak trees, gold of the grasses on the hillsides, ...
• Media viewing rooms and 21 carrels for faculty-assigned viewing of instructional films, videos, etc.
• Digital color television studio and two large technology-enriched classrooms for video conferencing and distance learning
• Center for New Media: Faculty support centers for curriculum development and technology integration
• Adequate room for instructional collections to grow
• Tutorial Center with seating for 175 students
• A greatly expanded (3,584 square foot) SRJC Art Gallery
• A coffee bar for relaxation and study breaks

Solar panels on Doyle Library roof

One of thirty group study rooms in the Doyle Library

"Green Building" Features

Great care has been taken to make the new library building energy efficient and environmentally friendly. This includes features such as:

• An array of 77 KW photo voltaic solar panels on the library roof will generate a significant amount of the electricity used in the building, estimated to save the College between $20,000 and $30,000 per year in energy costs.
• The air conditioning system makes 350 tons of ice at night, when energy costs are lowest, then circulates water through the ice during the day to chill it before sending it through the building.
• This will greatly reduce potential electrical costs for air conditioning.
• Flat panel computer monitors generate less heat than traditional monitors, further lowering air conditioning needs in the building.
• Approximately 85% of roof tile and 80% of ceiling tile contents were derived from recycled materials.
• Recyled materials are also used in carpets and upholstery fabrics.
• Green and non-toxic building materials have been selected whenever possible to reduce outgassing and the use of non-renewable petroleum-based resources.
• Heating and electrical systems were running well before occupancy so that as much outgassing of materials as possible happens BEFORE building occupants move in.
• The building's many ceiling-to-floor windows and its skylights are strategically placed to maximize the use of natural sunlight.
• Lights turn off automatically when users leave study rooms and offices.

Relative Building Size

The Frank P. Doyle Library is the second largest SRJC structure. The largest is the multilevel parking lot on the Mendocino Ave. side of the Santa Rosa campus. The old Plover Library was 34,701 total square feet, and Emeritus Hall is 58,836 total square feet. At 145,000 total square feet, the Doyle Library building is nearly as large as the combined square footage of the Public Safety Training Center (77,754 total sq.ft.) and the Petaluma campus ( 80,259 total sq. ft.) before the expansion currently underway there.. (Source: Curt Groninga, Vice President Administrative Services "Construction Update" October 19, 2004 )

Design & Construction Credits

Architects: TLCD local architect; Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott design
Library program planning consultant: Linda Demmers
Engineers:
    ZFA Structural Engineers
    Brelje & Race Consulting Civil Engineers
    Costa Engineers - Mechanical & Plumbing
    O'Mahoney & Myer Electrical Engineers & Lighting Design
    Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc. - Acoustics & Audiovisual

Frank P. Doyle Library Endowment

Through the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation, the Endowment will help support the collections and the information services of the Frank P. Doyle Library at SRJC for future generations. These resources are at the core of the Santa Rosa Junior College mission. Contributions of any size are welcome. Donors who make gifts or pledges of $1,000 or more will have their names placed on a prominent donor wall in the Library. There are also various naming opportunities, such as group study rooms and study alcoves throughout the building, ranging from $10,000 to $250,000. If you would like to contribute to the Frank P. Doyle Endowment fund, see the brochure for the Endowment. You may also make a donation online at the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation website . Gifts may be pledged over time, up to five years. SRJC faculty and staff may pledge donations through Voluntary Payroll Deduction. For additional information about the Endowment, contact Linda Frank at the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation.

Published Articles About the Frank P. Doyle Library Building

Grand Hall; New SRJC Library is a Landmark of Local Pride. Press Democrat, September 5, 2006.
Norberg, Bob. Books and a View Too: College's Most Expensive Building Blends Tradition with Latest in Hi Tech, Press Democrat, August 25, 2006.
Stevens, Loralee. SRJC Library, Model of Tech Ecology, Press Democrat, Feb. 27, 2006. (From "Santa Rosa Junior College Frank P. Doyle Library," special supplement to North Bay Business Journal, June 19, 2006. )

SRJC's New Library Needs Measure A Bond Approval, North Bay Business Journal, Feb. 4, 2002.