Sacramento Public Library – Franklin

I’m still laughing at the reviewer who said this is in a lower class neighborhood. Maybe she’s from Beverly Hills?
Great library. It is shared with a middle and high school and they have a cute kids area with toys so don’t expect it to be whisper quiet. Been coming to story time here for years. We miss the old children’s librarian Ms. Kati, but Ms. Julia is alright. She overdoes it at times, but the kids like her, and that’s the point.
I knocked off a star because their kids collection isn’t the largest. I find myself always needing to put books on hold, but I don’t find myself needing to wait long and pickup is easy. The librarians are very patient with the little ones. I just wish they had a book drop that didn’t require a long walk from the car. Not ideal when I have kids in the car. For quick returns, I swing by Elk Grove Library instead.
Fun programs for the kids. They have movie night monthly and serve popcorn from a cart. Singalongs, read to a dog, finger painting. Check it out.

This review is based on the Toddler storytime at 10am. The librarian doesn’t seem to understand or even like children to be honest… She seems like she’s trying to fake it to make it. I don’t normally write bad reviews but I’ve been to a lot of storytimes and never had so many rules placed on my one year old son. Toddlers are told to stay on their parents laps, no sitting in front, no wandering at all, and any «disruptive» children are told to go outside and that they are welcome to just leave. Disruptive is anything that doesn’t include sitting quietly in moms lap. My son is 1 and very independent… She called him a wanderer for wanting to get a little closer to see what was going on. She then had the kids come up to put buttons on the board and the second my son finished she started forcefully guiding him away from it even though I was right there trying to navigate through the other kids to grab him myself. I’m not overprotective usually, but this lady grabbed and basically pushed my son when 1. He wasn’t in danger 2. I was on my way 3. He wasn’t hurting anyone else and 4. I didn’t know her. He’s also only 16 months give the kid a break! I was overly stressed trying to keep my kid in line at this place.
Librarian– if you’re reading this, please learn to relax and enjoy being around kids. I’m not asking you to let them on your lap or anything but please loosen up! Let the kids have a good time!

This review is only based on the story time at 10am and stay n play at 10:30a. Today was our first visit to story time at our local library. This place opens at 10am and story time is scheduled at 10. Don’t be alarmed by the mass of children and caregivers waiting outside for them to open.
The young lady that runs story time is quite charming and great with the toddlers. She did a handful of songs and dances in between reading three books. She’s extremely animated and full of energy which helps keep the children’s attention. Kudos to her for giving the parents the courteous rules, pretty much if your kid is acting like a wild animal don’t just sit there and do nothing, no judgement just be present parents.
We stayed for play time after which consists of plastic cars, plush blocks, plastic shape sorting toys and a box of stuffies. I will be back to check out story time again. I hope the same young lady runs it every week. Lastly the room that story time is held in is to the right of the front doors. They close the doors to keep the noise out from the library. Get there early so you can sit of the floor. It does get pretty crowded in there.

This library is in the middle of a lower class neighborhood. The library itself is well equipped, but it is always full of disruptive children. The teenagers are the most disrespectful, classless bunch of hoodlums I’ve come across in a long while. They are loud, rude and curse. They’re using our tax money to sit there on Facebook, You Tube and obscene websites. The librarians are loud and do not adopt the concept of a quiet library whatsoever. They talk loudly to one another and do not monitor the obnoxious noise level. If you need a quiet place to study, read or go online, this is not the place to go. If you are an expert in tuning out all the obnoxiousness, then go for it.

I happen to be sitting in the library now and thought you all should get a more current review.
The library is quiet for the most part. It is shared and deemed the library for both a middle school and a high school (on either side of the library, respectively). It gets a bit noisy from noon to 1:30 (lunch periods) and again at 3 (the children are out of school). HOWEVER, there is a middle space in the library that is deemed the quiet zone. You scoff, I know. Ha! to you. There is a security guard on site, and he is very diligent in keeping the kids segregated to the areas where they can talk quietly if they are working on a project. Yep, he isn’t Mister Nice Guy, but yesterday he wasn’t around, and a couple of the students had no respect for my space and the concept of quiet. My chair was bumped a few times, and some young man needs his mommy to teach him that when you carry a backpack, your personal space increases by about a foot, extending above your derrière. Meaning, when you turn around, be CAREFUL you do not bump into anyone.
Librarians: helpful and very determined to help. One had graciously pointed out the quiet zone and indicated the library was shared with the school.
Awesomeness: being able to download up to 10 ebooks on my computer.
Why not 5 star? The fiction section is very limited.
All in all I am very happy with this library. I will update as needed.
:)