Support
Our Youth
Invest in teens
Build a stronger tomorrow
The current library’s 54-person limit leaves just one small table with four chairs in the teen section. For a town with thousands of students, one table is nowhere near enough. Truckee teens deserve more than a seat.
Screens can’t replace community
Teens need a dedicated space that reflects their energy, potential, and real-life needs. A place where focused studying, group collaboration, creative projects, and safe socializing can all happen at once.
Creating more room for our youth is not just about giving them somewhere to hang out. It is about building a foundation for healthy social development. It is about offering a space where they can learn to work together, ask for help, exchange ideas, and discover who they are outside of their digital lives. When students have room to gather, they build confidence, communication skills, and a sense of community.
More space means more possibility. It means study groups and solo work can happen side by side without disruption. It means a teen does not have to choose between staying connected with friends or finishing their homework; they can do both, in a safe and supportive setting.
Located on busy Donner Pass Road, the current library forces students to navigate fast-moving traffic and unsafe crossings just to get through the doors. For kids on foot or bike, it’s a daily risk, one that keeps many from using the library at all.
A Safer route to learning & opportunity
We can and must do better. A new library at Truckee River Regional Park, right along the Legacy Trail, will transform access. It will give students a safe, direct route to resources that help them learn, grow, and thrive. Independently and with confidence.
This isn’t just about convenience. It’s about safety, equity, and building a stronger, more connected community.
Let’s move the library to where it belongs: where kids can actually reach it.
What Will The
New Truckee Library
Offer?
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Truckee does not currently have an ADA-accessible public facility with permanent backup power that can operate during wildfires, power outages, and other emergencies. The new library will provide back-up power, communications infrastructure, and full accessibility for people with disabilities to support residents during wildfires, smoky days, power outages, extreme weather, and other emergencies.
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The current library’s 54-person limit leaves just one small table with four chairs in the teen section, and the children’s area frequently exceeds capacity during popular programs like story time. The new library will support early childhood reading, teen services, tutoring, after-school and summer programs, and student success year-round.
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Today, over 20,000 residents and 15,000 library cardholders rely on a library that was built for 2,000. One that holds only 54 people at capacity. The new library will provide expanded space for job training, technology, community programs, and cultural engagement for all ages and abilities.
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A new 20,000 sq. ft. Truckee Regional Library would create indoor and outdoor spaces for events, workshops, and public meetings that foster connection and belonging.
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