Browsing Through Daily Life in a Neighborhood Library

Abstract

Our neighborhoods are full of life. This life flows into and through our libraries. The cares, worries, joys, and pleasures of everyday living accompany these visits. Members of these communities may walk in, be pushed in, and sometimes perhaps, skate in. Those of us who work in their libraries are the beneficiaries. The stories of some of these neighbors as they use the Colonial Heights, Elk Grove, and Fair Oaks branches of the Sacramento Public Library are conveyed in this anecdotal‐based article.

Keywords:

• Sacramento Public Library
• Elk Grove Library
• Fair Oaks Library
• Colonial Heights Library
• branch library users
• user behavior
• library culture
• circulation
• reference