Sacramento Public Library – Colonial Heights

This is a smaller library than I expected and though I am not usually in the area looking for books I did find out the «Seed Library» is located in this branch! So that was the only reason I came. The library as a whole does not have a big selection of books since it is on the small side but this fabulous little find up in the front area makes up for it. They have a cabinet with seeds in it for you to take and plant. There are vegetables and flower seeds and you can bring in your extra seeds or ones you’ve collected and they will put those out for the public too!
This is a very nice way to start a flower or vegetable garden without any out of pocket costs! I got some eggplant, artichoke, pepper, carrot and hollyhock seeds and now I know where to bring the many seeds I collected last year from my crop. Hopefully they will add more as spring gets closer because its time to start those tomato and pepper plants and they didn’t have any tomato or bell pepper seeds when I went this week. I will get those eggplants and hot pepper seeds planted though this weekend.
I did not know this existed until recently and now you all will know as well so get out there and start planting fellow Unilocaler/​Gardeners!

To be quite honest, I have a love-​hate relationship with this library location. For starters, I love the access to all the books, Internet resources, and computers all in one place. It’s great that you can order books from other locations to be shipped to and placed on hold for you at the library. I also appreciate the friendly and very helpful staff here. However, I just can’t stay at this place for more than half an hour because of a number of the patrons that come here. There’s supposed to be a rule that you can’t talk on your cell phone in the library, yet I always see people talking very loudly on their cell phones (so loud the whole library can hear the conversation) and nobody says anything. There’s a security guard and he/​she never does anything about it. Sometimes I can’t even hear myself think because of those noisy patrons. I know a lot of kids often come here after school as well, and a lot of them are noisy too. They go on the computers, don’t even use headphones, and I can hear their loud game noises or whatever. It’s just really annoying and I wish their rules would be enforced more.

Colonial Library is a wonderful neighborhood library. Plenty of new titles available on the «Lucky Day» shelf and the New books shelf.
The library system has a useful sharing agreement so I can order a book from the online catalog from libraries, local & distant, & have them delivered to my local library.
I also access the online magazine catalog which allows me to read my favorites in the comfort of my own home.
Glad to pay taxes to support these amazing resources.
Staff are helpful and knowledgeable.
P. S. Try out the Seed Catalog at this branch. Free seeds for your garden!

Found some great beauty how to books here. And discovered there’s a vegetable garden in the back a double bonus letf with books tomatoes and basil. What I like most about the Sacramento Public Library System is if they don’t have the book you want. You can request the book from another library and pick it up at your library location when it arrives.

I LOVE THIS LIBRARY — its small but its as good as it gets — Wifi is NEVER down — people are very helpful — I just wish it was a little Bigger — — after 3 this place gets filled with kids but other than that THIS library ROCKS

What I don’t like or appreciate about this library are the hypocritical patrons. There are a lot of kids that come here and make a lot of noise, which I don’t mind so much as they are kids and there is a limited amount of space available for them to publicly hang out. So I am fine with them.
What I don’t like is the patrons who make and take calls in the middle of the library and speak loudly with little consideration of others. And the regular patrons just let them. And today, as I was setting up my stuff, my phone accidentally chirped because I had not yet set it to silent (which I always do when I’m in the library) and the man next to me, who had earbuds in anyway, turned to me and asked rudely, ‘hey what’s with the noise?’ I apologized but he have me such a disgusted look and moved his stuff away.
I don’t need to be sitting next to a rude patron anyway. But a young African American boy sat next to him and has HIS phone going off with text messages and all his equipment keeps making noise and music much louder than my one text message – and this grumpy man isn’t saying ANYTHING.
I think it’s because he thinks he is superior to me because he’s an African American man who sees me as just another submissive, intimidated Asian girl. Whatever.

The Colonial Heights branch absolutely rocks ! The librarians are courteous knowledgeable, accessible and always willing to help. I love the fact that it’s walking distance from my home in Tahoe Park and that there’s always a quiet, comfortable place to do some reading. I also like the fact that they have lots of fun events and have a pretty good DVD selection. Just can’t imagine the neighborhood without this place.

I love this library! I haven’t walked into a library for about 10 years. My daughter needed to write a paper on «Cheetahs» so it was time to introduce her to the library to help with research. We walked in on a Sat about 10:30 am and there was quite a few people. We went on a computer to get her registered for a library card which was a breeze! We started our searching and she was able to find a few books. My two year old found a Dr Sesus book so we sat in the children’s area to read while my 17 months old was playing with some toys.

I enjoyed myself being able to actually think & get things done.

I like this library because:
1) It’s close to my house
2) It’s open on Saturday
3) It’s almost totally brand new. They shut down for over a month this summer for the redesign
4) Easy to find parking
5) Friendly, helpful staff
6) Self check out!
7) An excellent audio book selection
8) It always appears packed, but it is nice and quiet and there is hardly ever a wait for checking out/​talking to the librarian.
9) The public art!
10) It’s a place to get free books! I mean, c’mon!

I did Community Service here and it was very very enjoyable and easy, I just had to help with the events with the kids, and so you were allowed to play video games with the kids and whatnot, the staff is very nice and the patrons are very respect, but you do get some occasional oddballs. I definetly recommend this library.

I love this library.
Having moved from Rancho Cordova and the newly remodeled library, I was a bit leery of this branch, considering the neighborhood. But I had no reason to worry.
This is by fat my favorite branch of the Sac Library system.
I visit several times a week with and without my children. After school the library is often VERY busy, so if you plan on using a computer, it’s best to reserve one ahead of time.
The librarians have always been very helpful– one recently suggested I read «The Fountainhead» by Ayn Rand instead of «Atlas Shrugged» and she was so right about that one.
There is a children’t section with a little computer that I bring my little ones to use once a week for homeschooling purposes.
You can check out movies & music, as well as educational materials such as Leapfrog books & cartridges.
Everything is easy to find and the entire staff is nice :)

This branch supports the communities of Oak Park, Tahoe Park, Tallac Village and Colonial Heights. And we’re glad to have them. It’s a compact, pretty, light-​filled building with a small but useful collection for all ages. You can also rent vids and CDs if you like. We’ve visited for movie hour and for a crafts program they used to have on Saturdays. I hear that volunteers will help your kids with homework, too.
I just wish they could afford to be open more hours.

This is a darn good neighborhood library. It may have its share of loud/​weird/​inept/​oddballs, but overall it’s mighty fine. I would comment on the book selection but honestly I now order all my books online and then they’re just waiting for me when I’m ready to pick ‘em up. When I do come to browse, I always find something interesting. They often have special movie nights, loads of activities for kids, a homework center, a meeting room, etc., etc. I love that this library exists so close to my house, and it appears that I’m not the only person who thinks so – the place is usually packed. I wish their hours didn’t keep shrinking.

I actually come here to tutor for my job. This is a nice library, except there may be a huge space crisis. Sometimes there will be no tables available and there’s an event in the community room leaving me out of luck. At first I thought I’d be pretty worried because of the neighborhood, but turns out, this is a very safe and very friendly library! The staff is very friendly and helpful. Reserving books and computers is pretty easy, provided you do it the day before or at least a few hours before.

«You are one crazy *insert expletive here*»
«What the **** are you doing out there?!»
Just got that today when I chat with a friend of mine about biking around town and exploring the public library system that is known to Sacramento. Being mobile is awesome, especially when the roads are flatter and I do not have to deal with the horrendous traffic dealt to Bay Area commuters.
I just recently picked up a Sacramento Public Library card so that I could take advantage of the benefits of spending time here. The next part? Finding one that is open. The main branch is closed on Mondays but there was one open a bit down on Stockton. Because I’ve never been down this route, I decided to attempt it.
Oh, so that’s where Au Lac is. Mighty Kong Café? Neato!
Colonial Heights Public Library is slightly older than the North Natomas Library I visited recently. On top of that, I felt like an idiot walking around asking questions. Where are the restrooms? Where are the outlets for laptops? Books. Reference material. Magazines. Corner for kids. A community room.
I support all forms of public education through the availability of books and technology. Internet access for public use. Free WiFi. Outlets on the floor (have to look for them) and the tables that accommodate them. Parking with shade.
I don’t complain much.
Ok, maybe a little bit. Biking around in the Sacramento summer weather sucks. Their library system? Awesomeness!

This is my neighborhood library. I love it. Despite the whiny kids, teenage-​facebookers, and social-​inept adults that come here. It’s sort of what makes the charm. This library does AMAZING work for the community. They have an afterschool program to help kids with homework and they also help adults with GED prep. They have other classes as well, those are just the ones I am aware of.
Yes, the computers (not for book browsing, but for internet usage) are popular here. It’s like they giveaway flat screen TVs or something the way people line up to use them. Expect to reserve one online if you’d like to use one quickly. They also have the like «Quick use» (15−20min) computers available. At least once a month I see somebody throwing a hissyfit because they just walked in and want to use a computer NOW.
Their selection on shelf is alright, nothing spectacular. But, I usually just transfer stuff here and pick it up (Their website is super useful for that.) Occasionally I’ll browse by the DVDs or new books section and grab something that catches my eye.
I am really pleased they put in a self-​checkout here (they were a bit behind the other libraries) It’s great, no more long lines!
What hurts the most is the library is small, and REALLY needs an expansion. It’s also often having its hours cut. It figures the library in the poor neighborhoods get hit the hardest. Which is really sad, because this neighborhood could really use it.