Funding Cuts = Reduced Hours at Sacto Libraries

Funding cuts have resulted in reduced hours at all of the Sacramento Public Library’s 28 branch locations, effective October 8, 2011. 

The new hours for The Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (7340 24^th Street Bypass, Sacramento):

Tuesday and Wednesday – 10 am to 6 pm
Thursday – noon to 8 pm
Friday – 1 pm to 6 pmSaturday – 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday and Monday – closed

The new hours for the Southgate Library (6132 66^th Avenue, Sacramento):

Tuesday and Wednesday – 10 am to 8 pm
Thursday – 10 am to 6 pm
Friday – 1 pm to 6 pmSaturday – 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday and Monday – closed

Library managers will monitor patron use during the next six months to evaluate the new schedules for possible adjustments.  Patrons can also visit the library’s website at www.saclibrary.org for 24/7 access to services such as catalog searches, book renewals, and payments of fines.