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

Celebrating and honoring Latino Heritage

Celebrando y honrando la herencia latina

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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Mealtime inspiration, diverse recipes, and dynamic guides.

Supporting community literacy

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

All you need is an email address and your Library card

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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From the director's desk

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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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Check Out Netbooks, Chromebooks, Tablets and Wi-Fi Hotspots at Select Locations

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We honor Native American Heritage Month

Workshop for students participating in History Day 2022

Explore and Learn with the Library

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

From the director's desk

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

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Unique Management recognizes Sacramento Public Library for exceptional service 

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Find trusted health resources

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

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

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Supporting community literacy

City of Elk Grove begins design work for relocation of the Elk Grove Library

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Lead Sacramento Public Library's team

Helping our community vote safely and securely since 2014

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Volunteer for the Virtual Homework Zone

Join our celebration of Free Comic Book Day 

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Grand reopening celebration scheduled for September 25

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Library of the Year Awards Program

Sign up for a library card for free access to helpful resources

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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

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Find local and national mental health resources.

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Standing up against racism, xenophobia and social injustice

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Book drops are available all day, every day at select locations

Sacramento Public Library FY 19/20 Annual Report

Sacramento Public Library FY 19/20 Annual Report

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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

Providing a safe and warm place for the community

Material handling system will be installed and upgraded to check-in and distribute items more efficiently
 

Reading recommendations for December 2020

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Family health kits and senior health kits are limited quantities and only available for give away via curbside service

Meet the newest Career Online High School graduates

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Library to waive fines on materials for a limited time

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From the director's desk

A conversation with a young child can take a lot of twists and turns.

Committed to advancing literacy in our community and to the work we do every day

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Take our community survey and share your priorities and ideas

Five everyday activities to support early learning with young children

Series spotlights diverse e-books, STEM resources, middle school and high school resources and more

New safety procedures in place including face-coverings and social distancing

Find materials to support learning at the library

Summer program teaches video game design to middle school students

Memories of former Councilmember and library advocate

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Prestigious annual award honors public library directors who are innovative agents for change.

Expansion will add new amenities and nearly double library footprint

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Meeting the needs of the community

Library partners with Sacramento County Office of Education to host workshop series

Black Lives Matter

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RT buses to become free super hotspots during 60-day proof of concept 

Library & Friends to help local kids on Big Day of Giving

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

A daily digest of our favorite at-home learning activities 

Access over 50 online resources including ebooks, magazines, research tools and family activities

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

History at your fingertips

Top 20 public library system worldwide in total digital circulation

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

Eight libraries adjust hours for improved access

Here are the books we love at libraries across the region

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

Who said what? Who wrote what? Fresh gossip from the 1920s

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

The best fiction and nonfiction reads of 2018... according to us

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

Program bolsters students and the local economy

Erin & Heidi Hurst leave a lasting legacy at the Library

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.