Sacramento Public Library
The Sacramento Public Library is the public library system in the city and county of Sacramento, California.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
