West Sac Chat has arrived and welcome to my first blog posting! See the About section to learn more about me and my purpose. To kick off the blog, I am going to do a series titled “Reasons to Love West Sacramento.” I don’t have a specific number of reasons in mind; we’ll just see how many come up as I go! Feel free to share your ideas on the comment section.
Reason #1: The new Arthur Turner Library
West Sacramento has a brand, spanking new library! Coincidentally, the library opened about a month ago on West Sac Chick’s birthday- October 10. To say it is gorgeous is an understatement — Yolo County, the City of West Sacramento, Friends of the Library and others who funded and developed this building went above and beyond the call of duty here. This library has something for everyone from baby to senior citizen, and everywhere in between. Plus, it has a light, airy setting and plenty of nooks and crannies to hide in with a good book, magazine or your laptop (free WiFi throughout the library).
The new West Sac Library, 1212 Merkley Avenue.
Also, an added bonus — it is open on Sunday afternoons now, from 1pm – 5pm. What a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. For those without home computers, it has 30 computer workstations available free for up to 90 minutes at a shot with a library card, including free Internet access. Got extra books and magazines lying around the house? Donate them easily at the Friends Book Sale area in the lobby, a shopping bargain as well with $1 hardbacks, 50-cent paperbacks, $1 CD/DVDs and 10-cent magazines (that’s right TEN CENTS).
Kid-sized chairs are scattered throughout the West Sac Library's Kid's Zone.
The Kid Zone is separate from the main area and has low tables with brightly colored computer monitors loaded with kid-friendly games…there are also lots of adorable low chairs scattered about the area. There’s an array of childrens’ programs, geared to ages infant on up, with even a pre-school story hour in Spanish and Russian. (Where else can you find that?)
The Teen Room is also separated and has highboy chairs/tables and banquet seating with loads of outlets for all those electronic devices teens need to survive.
The main section has all the usually library needs — fiction, nonfiction, reference and fabulous information desk staff to guide you through it all. There’s also two private group study rooms, and a large community room in the front, all available via reservation.
Super cool — you get to check out your own books when you leave, just like at the grocery store. Oh, and the entire building is green, designed to save loads on energy and water use.
So this booklover thinks the new Arthur F. Turner Community Library (named after a local landowner and philanthropist) is one of many reasons to love living in West Sacramento.
For more library photos, see West Sacramento Photo of the Day.
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Coo-el ! Looks great, you can have a lot of fun with your new blog!
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Love it best piece on local events I have read yet on West Sac. Keep it up Chic.
Great job West Sac Chick! Look forward to your future blog postings!