“The Sacramento Free Public Library opened on June 14, 1879, with a collection of around 6,000 volumes to serve a city of 21,000. The city and library flourished and in 1908, the city library system became the first in California to open service to the entire county. Small deposit stations, branches and bookmobiles expanded service to the far reaches of the county over the following decades.”

Creative Aging Focus:

Sacramento Public Library was a cohort member of Creative Aging in America’s Libraries (2014-16), funded by IMLS.