About the Library
E.K. McClatchy Library
2112 22nd Street
Sacramento, CA 95818 map
Branch Manager: JoAnn Severson
Services
Number of Computers by Type:
| Internet/Office | Teens |
| 2 | 2 |
School visits by appointment (occasionally)
Typewriters for public (use is free)
Information
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 delights children and their grown-ups every Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. Entertaining programs for school-age children and their families take place about once a month, except during late June and all of July, when they happen once a week.
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.