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Rocklin Library

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Features

  1. Air Conditioned
  2. Benches
  3. Chairs
  4. Clock
  5. Drinking Fountain
  6. Internet Workstations
  7. Large Parking Lot
  8. Meeting Rooms
  9. Outdoor Patio
  10. Photocopier
  11. Picnic Tables
  12. Restrooms
  13. Tables
  14. WiFi

Amenities

Computers & Technology

  • Wi-Fi throughout the building, outdoor space and parking lot
  • 10 Internet & Microsoft Office workstations
  • 2 AWE Early Literacy computers
  • 4 self-checkout machines
  • 1 photocopier & 2 printers

Spaces & Equipment

  • Reservable community meeting room
  • Outdoor spaces: one in the back of the library; the other overlooks the pond
  • Friends of the Library Book Sale room
  • Bike racks
  • 2 exterior automated returns machines for 24/7 returns
  • Additional exterior (manual) book drop for 24/7 returns
  • Elevator
  • Automatic doors at entrance

Other

  • First floor service desk accepts Mastercard and Visa credit cards, as well as cash or personal check, to pay fines and fees.
  • Large parking lot designated for the library with several ADA parking spaces and reserved parking for returning items (e.g. "Book drop").

Public Transportation Routes

Rocklin Library is accessible off of Bus Route 20 Lincoln/Sierra College and the Taylor Road Shuttle from Placer County Transit.

The library is near also near the Auburn Light Rail route.

Rocklin is served by the Placer County Transit Agency (PCTA) which offers bus service to and from Sacramento. The PCTA also connects with Regional Transit (RT) which is the major public passenger rail transit system serving the Sacramento Metro Area. The Placer Commuter Express is a commuter bus that travels along the I-80 corridor from Colfax to downtown Sacramento.

About the Library

The Rocklin Library is located next to a pond that regularly hosts visitors such as geese, ducks, squirrels, and other local wildlife. Extensive study and workspaces for children and adults can be found throughout the library’s two floors, many of which offer views of the pond area. The first floor of the library is organized as a family space, featuring an extensive children’s collection and seating spaces along with a train table. Several public computers and work areas can be found on this floor too, along with reservable community room; the room is flexible and able to be configured into two smaller spaces using the movable walls. The upstairs space houses the teen and adult collections, as well as more public computers and reading and work areas. 

Senior Librarian: Tony Carmack
Librarians: Felicia Black and Jana Wiersma

History of Rocklin Library



The Rocklin Library opened February 1943 in the lower floor of the City Hall Building. It was open 6 hours per week. In May 1965, the library was moved across the road and hours increased to 24 per week. Through the combined efforts of the Friends of the Rocklin Library, the City of Rocklin, and the County of Placer, plus Federal funding through the California State Library, a new 5,264 square foot branch library was built and dedicated April 28, 1985.

This facility was located at 5460 Fifth Street in Johnson-Springview Park. The Friends of the Rocklin Library, the City of Rocklin, and the County of Placer partnered again in 2009 to 2010 to expand the library for the growing city. The current location is a leased two story, 16,600 square foot Rocklin Library that opened January 2011 on Granite Drive.

For more information related to the history of Rocklin, visit the Rocklin Historical Society

Subfacilities

  1. Rocklin Library Meeting Room

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