Check Out Netbooks, Chromebooks, and Tablets at Select Locations

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Learn more about South Natomas Library's 30 year history

Branch will be closed for an extended period for repairs

City of Sacramento plans to relocate the branch to a new location 

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City of Elk Grove plans to relocate the Elk Grove Library to a new site in late 2025

Visit Belle Cooledge Library starting June 22

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The City of Sacramento plans to renovate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in 2025.

Learn about Arcade Library's 100 year history

Access to books at home is a predictor of reading success, and since 2016 Book First has provided over 100,000 books to Sacramento first graders.

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Providing internet access to community members

Program Coordinator opportunity for teens

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Storytime and Drums for Children 0-5

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The ALA is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals

Free flu vaccines for ages 6 months and older

Available for free with your library card

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Sacramento Public Library is rebranding

January 23 through March 16

2023 in review

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Presented by Capital Storytelling

Join us for a community conversation at a library location near you

Introducing the Let Freedom Read library card

Binge entire collections of streaming content with just one borrow on the Hoopla app

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Celebrate the Early Learning Hub

Use our convenient curbside service to pick up your library materials

Virtual leadership opportunity for teens

Mobile library visits communities throughout Sacramento County with limited access to libraries

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Introducing Kanopy video streaming platform service 

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Responda nuestra encuesta comunitaria y comparta sus prioridades e ideas

Get your Kings library card while supplies last

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Now through July 22

Apply to join our team by May 20, 2023

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Download the Libby app for ebook, audiobooks, and more

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Find a vaccine clinic near you

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Congressional Gold Medal honoring Chinese American WWII Veterans on permanent display at the Sacramento Room

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Two additional library locations add Library of Things collections

Anonymous survey to count the number of youth and young adults in need of housing assistance

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Sacramento Public Library releases FY 21/22 Annual Report

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Share your priorities and ideas

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A new way to check out books anytime at Del Paso Heights Library

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Supporting community literacy

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Sacramento Public Library partners with SacRT to provide library access on the go

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What you need to know for your next visit

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A new digital resource

Learn how to create sound and oral history

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Share your thoughts in this community survey

Partnership with Friends of Sacramento Public Library increases access to books

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Honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community

Share your perspective with the library in this community survey

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Career Online High School graduate shares her story

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Celebrating neurodiversity

Check out our sweet new special collection

Access Craftsy on the Libby app.

Check out Southgate Library to see all the new updates

From the desk of Library Director & CEO Peter Coyl

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On February 19, we pause and observe the Day of Remembrance of Japanese Internment

Free early learning virtual workshops

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From the desk of Library Director & CEO Peter Coyl

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Library Director & CEO Peter Coyl

An update from your collection services team

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Test kits courtesy of Sacramento County Public Health available while supplies last 

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New Library Director and CEO to start January 3, 2022

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Southgate Library temporarily closed for construction starting November 28

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We honor Native American Heritage Month

Workshop for students participating in History Day 2022

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Conozca a la galardonada autora Leticia Ordaz el 13 de noviembre a las 3p.m.

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Meet award-winning author Leticia Ordaz on November 13 at 3 p.m.

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Unique Management recognizes Sacramento Public Library for exceptional service 

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Leaving a legacy of innovation, excellence and service to the community

57 adult students completed their studies their high school diploma during the pandemic

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Supporting community literacy

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Lead Sacramento Public Library's team

Helping our community vote safely and securely since 2014

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Join our celebration of Free Comic Book Day 

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From the directors' desk

Grand reopening celebration scheduled for September 25

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Library of the Year Awards Program

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Get hands on with virtual STEAM activities

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Celebrating the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Find local and national mental health resources.

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Standing up against racism, xenophobia and social injustice

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Sacramento Public Library FY 19/20 Annual Report

Sacramento Public Library FY 19/20 Annual Report

Join us for a virtual event on March 23 co-sponsored and facilitated by the Special Collections of the Sacramento Public Library and Sacramento Art Deco Society

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From the director's desk

Tips for new caregivers to build confidence and have fun with their baby

Partnership with Health Net brings health education programs to the library

Reconocida autora, narradora, y la primera bibliotecaria Puertorriqueña/Latina de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York

Renowned author, storyteller, and first Puerto Rican/Afro-Latina librarian at the New York Public Library

Reflections and resources to celebrate Black History Month

Providing a safe and warm place for the community

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Creating a more just and equitable world

Sensory Storytime supports early learning through stories, rhymes and songs

Library to waive fines on materials for a limited time

Take our community survey and share your priorities and ideas

Now is a great time to sign up and get instant access to ebooks, streaming movies and more

Major publisher limits your access

Major new prize carries $250,000 purse

Expansion provides meals after school

Borrow a seed, plant it, and then bring back seeds from the food you grow

You can help identify resources and support implementation

Library of Things grows

SN&R readers pick their favorite music venues, art shows and local artists

Recognizing your freedom to read.

Sabrina Silva talks with us about how we lend more than just books

The latest class graduates from the library's Career Online Career High School

Libraries can help in the meantime

‘We are kind of awesome,’ but there’s work to be done

Here are the books we love at libraries across the region

Eight libraries adjust hours for improved access

Role models matter because they inspire us to do better and be better.

Workshop series helps families save money and the environment

Thunderbots help patrons learn about robotics

Library offering greater access with increased hours, new customer-service access and reduced fees

How a community reading together can help local kids

Read for Sacramento kids.

LGBTQ experience reflected in Lavender Collection

Bob Tribe serves as a conduit to the past

Meet him at this week’s Summer Reading kick-off event

Creative block is real. Kleon has 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

Event series highlights programs providing greater access

Libraries are providing community-donated prom attire and accessories for free at 15 library locations starting in March

How the Library’s new website might make you say ahhhhhhhhhh... mazing!

Early learning | 3-minute read

Hundreds of images added to the Sacramento Room Digital Collection

Donation further expands Sacramento Room's reading trend records

The City of Sacramento’s lengthy love affair with Mather Field

Stories of the people we discover in the archive

Ina finds her happy place at the Library’s Makerspace

Erin & Heidi Hurst leave a lasting legacy at the Library

Program bolsters students and the local economy

Fox 40 reports on the goal of this year's summer meal program

Tech & Creation | 7-minute read

Walnut Grove students develop video game with the help of the Library

Research local history with our collection of historical Sanborn maps of California towns and cities.