Sacramento Public Library
The Sacramento Public Library is the public library system in the city and county of Sacramento, California.
History
In 1857, some of Sacramento’s leading citizens, including Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and C.P. Huntington, formed the Sacramento Library Association. In 1872, the library association purchased a downtown Sacramento lot and erected and furnished a new library building. Later, the association turned over the building to the City of Sacramento with the requirement that it be a free library.
More than 150 years later, the Sacramento Public Library has over 2 million volumes, a half-million card holders, a Central Library, and 27 branches. Today, the library remains at the heart of the community, meeting the needs of its diverse customer base and responding to ever changing interests.
Timeline
- 1857 – Sacramento Library Association opens a library with 800 volumes and 318 subscribers at 5th and J streets.
- 1873 – The Library Association purchased a site and constructs a new library on I Street, between 7th and 8th streets, for $17,000.
- 1879 – The City of Sacramento assumes the Association’s debt and establishes a free, tax-supported Sacramento Public Library.
- 1908 – The first county library in California is stabled in Elk Grove.
- 1914 – The Carnegie Corporation grants $100,000 for the construction of the city’s main library which opened in 1918 and is today’s Central Library.
- 1948 – The city’s first bookmobile goes into operation.
- 1966 – Sacramento City and County library systems partially merge.
- 1977 – The library’s one-millionth volume is added to its collection.
- 1993 – Sacramento City and County creates the Sacramento Public Library authority.
- 1996 – Sacramento city voters pass a ballot measure for a 10-year assessment for increased funding for city library branches.
- 2006 – Sacramento city voters pass another 10-year ballot measure to continue support for city library branches.
- 2011 – The library begins lending out Barnes and Noble Nook E-book readers.
Locations
- Arcade 2443 Marconi Ave Sacramento, CA 95821
- Arden-Dimick 891 Watt Ave Sacramento, CA 95821
- Carmichael 5605 Marconi Ave Carmichael, CA 95608
- Central 828 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
- Colonial Heights 4799 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95820
- Belle Cooledge 5600 South Land Park Sacramento, CA 95822
- Courtland 170 Primasing Ave Courtland, CA 95615
- Del Paso Heights 920 Grand Ave Sacramento, CA 95838
- Elk Grove 8962 Elk Grove Blvd. Elk Grove, CA 95624
- Fair Oaks 11604 Fair Oaks Blvd. Fair Oaks, CA 95628
- Franklin 1055 Franklin High Rd Elk Grove, CA 95757
- Galt 1000 Caroline Ave Galt, CA 95632
- Isleton 412 Union Street Isleton, CA 95541
- Martin Luther King, Jr. 7340 24th St. Sacramento, CA 95822
- McClatchy 2112 22nd St. Sacramento, CA 95818
- McKinley 601 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95816
- N Highlands-Antelope 4235 Antelope Rd. Antelope, CA 95843
- North Natomas 2500 New Market Dr. Sacramento, CA 95835
- North Sacramento 2109 Del Paso Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95815
- Orangevale 8820 Greenback Ln Suite L Orangevale, CA 95662
- Pocket-Greenhaven Library 7335 Gloria Drive Sacramento, CA 95831 (opening August 28, 2010[1])
- Rancho Cordova 9845 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95827
- Rio Linda 902 Oak Lane Rio Linda, CA 95673
- South Natomas 2901 Truxel Rd. Sacramento, CA 95833
- Southgate 6132 66th Ave. Sacramento, CA 95823
- Sylvan Oaks 6700 Auburn Blvd Citrus Heights, CA 95621
- Valley Hi-North Laguna 6351 Mack Rd. Sacramento, CA 95823
- Walnut Grove 14177 Market St. Walnut Grove, CA 95690
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