The McClatchy Library is located in a lovely older home on a quiet residential street in midtown Sacramento. The building was designed by northern California architect Rudolph Adam Herold in the early 1900's for Charles and Ella McClatchy and their family. The house became a library in 1940 after Eleanor McClatchy and Charlotte Maloney presented it to the City as a memorial to their mother. Although the library was originally a young people's library, today it serves all ages. Along with a responsive collection the library offers two public Internet stations as well as WiFi access.

Preschool story time will delight three- to five-year-olds on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM from June 15 through August 10, 2010. While entertaining programs for school-age kids as well as for teens take place all year round, they will occur even more frequently during June, July and August.

The McClatchy Affiliate of the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library is an exceptionally dedicated and active group which sponsors activities such as those just listed and more. There's a book shop in the library's Sunroom that includes magazines, costume jewelry, games, toys, and other donated items as well as books. The Friends also host an annual Open House to celebrate the library's birthday in mid-November.  Everyone is cordially invited to stop by for a pleasant visit. Browse through sale materials in the sun room, gaze at the beautiful stained- glass window, get comfy on a window seat or in a beanbag chair, and, of course, check out lots of good books, magazines, CDs, or DVDs.