Sacramento City Library
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The Sacramento City Library is part of the Central branch of the Sacramento Public Library
system.
Opened in 1918, the three story Italian Renaissance
building faces I Street in Sacramento, California
. The library was designed by Loring Rixford and has been added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1992. The Central Branch is adjacent comprising the Library Plaza.
In pursuit of that goal, the Central Library's Volunteer Program uses volunteers to:
help with large and small one time projects and
assist librarians and other staff with ongoing, special tasks
Sacramento Public Library
The Sacramento Public Library is the public library system in the city and county of Sacramento, California.-History:In 1857, some of Sacramento’s leading citizens, including Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and C.P. Huntington, formed the Sacramento Library Association...
system.
Opened in 1918, the three story Italian Renaissance
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
building faces I Street in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. The library was designed by Loring Rixford and has been added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1992. The Central Branch is adjacent comprising the Library Plaza.
Volunteering
The one goal of the Sacramento Public Library that has the most to do with its volunteer programs is: To maximize public and private financial resources and support for the Library.In pursuit of that goal, the Central Library's Volunteer Program uses volunteers to:
help with large and small one time projects and
assist librarians and other staff with ongoing, special tasks