Arcade Library was opened on April 1, 1941 in the home of Mrs. Day near the corner of Fulton and Edison Avenues. On March 10, 1950, it moved to a 600 square feet store-front at 3348 Fulton Avenue, in Kittley Corners. In March 1964, the branch was relocated to 2727 Marconi Avenue, in Town And Country Village. The facility had 2,887 square feet, a book collection of 15,000 volumes, and offered service to the public 59 1/2 hours per week.

The most distinguishing feature of the current location, at 2443 Marconi Avenue, is the architecture. The library is built partially into the ground and has a distinctive blue tile roof. A remodel, completed in 2005, refurbished the building, providing more space for teens, a reading room for periodicals, new carpeting and furniture, and a design conducive to improved customer service. The Donald Dean Watson Community Room was named in honor of the donor who bequeathed $100,000.00 for the remodel.

Arcade Library serves an urbanized commercial and residential area with a population of approximately 50,000 people. The library's collection consists of roughly 80,000 items. These include books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and CD- and DVD-ROMs. The 27 computers available for public use also provide Internet access.  The community room may be scheduled for non-commercial purposes. 

Arcade Library has one of the larger collections of Russian-language materials in the Sacramento Public Library system. There are also smaller collections of Spanish, Persian and Chinese-language materials. The library has a full-time children's librarian who provides both preschool and school-age programming. The Library Literacy program, serving all of Sacramento County, is based here. Room is made available even during library closed hours for tutoring pairs to use. We offer family and adult programs regularly, as well.