Information About

What's New

• Furlough Closure: To comply with the Governor's furlough order, the California State Library will close its offices and public service desks in Sacramento and San Francisco the first three Fridays of each month, from August 2009 through June 2010. Check out the complete list of furlough Fridays through June 2010.
• Press Release On Wednesday, February 17, Food for Thought presents T.J. Stiles, author of The Last Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
• Press Release - California State Library Announces California Civil Liberties Public Education Program Grant Application Cycle
• Sutro Library in San Francisco is offering free evening lectures on the life and times of Adolph Sutro each month from January through April 2010. Our February 25 lecture is "Adolph Sutro's Journey to San Francisco, 1850-1859."  For details and directions, visit Sutro Library Program Series.
• Press Release: California State Library Announces California Civil Liberties Public Education Program Grant Priorities.
• Press Release: David Cismowski Appointed Chief of State Library Services Bureau.
• Press Release: Stacey Aldrich Appointed State Librarian of California.

Visit Us

Full information services for the State Library are available at Library & Courts Building II, 900 N Street, during renovation of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building.

Information Services, Government Publications, and the Law Library are now located inside the Braille & Talking Book Library on the first floor at 900 N Street. Online resources and frequently-used print resources are readily available; other materials may need to be paged from offsite. The California History Room continues to provide history and genealogy information services in Room 200 on the second floor.

Visitors are always welcome. For service hours, directions, and contact information, visit Locations and Hours. For renovation information, see Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building Renovation.