Murrieta儿童图书馆扩建进入收尾：2027年2月盛大开幕，新增4500平方英尺
穆列塔市（Murrieta）儿童图书馆扩建工程进入收尾阶段。据穆列塔市政府官网「儿童图书馆扩建项目」页面（2026年10月更新），施工计划于2027年1月完工，并于2027年2月「爱图书馆月」（Love Your Library Month）举行盛大开幕。
此次扩建将为儿童图书馆新增约4,500平方英尺空间，使儿童区总面积超过7,200平方英尺，让更多孩子和家庭有地方阅读、学习、探索、玩耍，并参加图书馆的各项活动。
市政府公布的项目亮点包括：
- 专属故事会套间：1,320平方英尺，可分隔为两个房间；
- 扩大的儿童图书区：新增书架，直通故事会房间，缓解拥挤；
- 灵活学习区：可容纳约100名儿童，用于故事会、手工、STEM等活动；
- 幼儿与感官区：早教与包容性体验互动空间；
- 青少年区：现有2,700平方英尺的儿童区将改造为专属青少年空间；
- 户外花园扩建：升级 Carol Carson Garden of Verses，支持全年项目。
该项目由多方共同出资：加州州立图书馆、图书馆开发影响费、T税（Measure T）资金、穆列塔图书馆之友、穆列塔公共图书馆基金会、水务区支持以及社区捐赠。
背景：2025年10月，图书馆宣布已获得超过150万美元拨款，用于儿童区近20%的扩建；一个月后，穆列塔谷联合学区11所小学的学生通过「便士募捐」活动筹得1,068.47美元，捐赠给图书馆基金会支持扩建。图书馆曾于2025年11月3日至7日临时闭馆，搬迁藏书和家具，为施工让路。
来源：据穆列塔市政府官网（儿童图书馆扩建项目页面，2026年10月更新）。
Murrieta Children's Library Expansion Nears Finish: Grand Opening Set for February 2027, Adds 4,500 Sq Ft
The Murrieta Public Library's Children's Library expansion is entering its final stretch. According to the City of Murrieta's official project page (updated October 2026), construction is scheduled to be completed by January 2027, with a grand opening planned for February 2027 — just in time to celebrate Love Your Library Month.
The expansion will add approximately 4,500 square feet to the Children's Library, bringing the total children's area to more than 7,200 square feet and creating more room for children and families to read, learn, explore, play, and take part in the library's many programs and activities.
Project highlights announced by the city include:
- Dedicated Storytime Suite: a 1,320-square-foot space that can be divided into two rooms;
- Expanded Children's Floor: additional stacks and direct access to storytime rooms to ease crowding;
- Flexible Learning Areas: capacity for approximately 100 children for storytimes, crafts, STEM programs and more;
- Toddler & Sensory Zones: interactive spaces for early learning and inclusive experiences;
- Tween Zone: the existing 2,700-square-foot children's area will be remodeled into a dedicated space for tweens;
- Outdoor Garden Expansion: enhancements to the Carol Carson Garden of Verses to support year-round programming.
The project is funded by a broad coalition of partners: the California State Library, Library Development Impact Fees, Measure T funds, the Friends of the Murrieta Library, the Murrieta Public Library Foundation, Water District support, and donations from the community.
Background: in October 2025, the library announced it had secured more than $1.5 million in grants toward a nearly 20% expansion of the children's area. A month later, students at 11 Murrieta Valley Unified elementary schools collected $1,068.47 in a penny drive and presented the funds to the library foundation to support the expansion. The library temporarily closed Nov. 3–7, 2025 to relocate materials and furniture ahead of construction.
Source: City of Murrieta official website, Children's Library Expansion Project page (updated October 2026).
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