The Auburn Library System is a Local Treasure!…read more Although the Auburn Library building is closed for renovation until the summer of 2026, its Book Club is alive and well. Every fourth Wednesday at 3 pm at 2950 Richardson Drive in the Dewitt Center, around ten of us gather for great book discussions led by librarians Jacob Towne and Jessica Esperanza. If you're looking for new excitement with books, people and ideas, join us! For more specific needs, I've driven recently to the Colfax branch at 10 Church Street. The librarians there helped my wife get a visa to go to Brazil, and then helped me learn how to find and use ChatGPT (artificial intelligence). And all this is free! --Stuart Rawlings

Update June 27, 2022 of one thousand one hundred seventy two comments! My previous has thirty five…read morevotes, thirty votes, and twenty three votes! Now on Fridays 9:30 a.m. to probably 10:00 a.m., they have the Story Time! I been to three! First time, the theme was bears! Second time the theme was dogs! Third time the theme was dinosaurs! They give the parent an Alphabet card, first time mine was a B for Bear, second time, mine was a V for violin, third time mine was a F for Flower! The parent with the child looks for the alphabet on the mat, sits on that Alphabet! Storytime! We listen with our ears, we look with our eyes, we are silent (pointing to the mouth), we sit on our bottoms! They do have simple movements to get the parents and the children moving! One time was the Hokey Pokey dinosaur style! This is a nice library! I would recommend this library in town Auburn, California! Just as any bookstore just as any library, I spend most the time in Children Section!

Loomis library is separate from Placer county libraries…read more Love this library: Clean Friendly staff Has summer reading w books as a prize Cheap used baby/ kids books for $0.25 (unless marked) Has a free food pantry Has a seed library Has a community room Has puzzles, coloring, legos for kids/ toddlers to play with Has activities for adults to do while waiting for kids Has padded play area for babies Has board games & puzzles to check out Clean bathroom w changing table Has a cool UC master gardeners garden. I've been to their Japanese festival which is usually in June (?) & love hearing the Ume_ taiko group play. Did their tie dye event too which was fun. A bit far for us (20min) or we'd come more often

This year I learned about seed libraries!…read more Found out online that this location has a seed library (the only one I've found in Placer County) so I stopped by this week. But before making the drive out here, I decided to call and verify that they did have one. The person who answered the phone (I think her name was Dorothy) was very friendly and upbeat. She said that yes, they do have a seed library and that it was right next to the front desk. It was my first experience ever with a seed library so it was quite interesting. Basically the library gives away free seeds! At this location, they have these little drawers with labeled packets of seeds and you just write in the binder which seed packets you're taking (limit 5). They also have nice little color brochures with a planting calendar for Placer County. Took my 5 little packets home and was feeling pretty excited. I just got 5 free packets of seeds! :) Got home and decided to start some bell pepper seeds. Opened the packet that was labeled "California Wonder Sweet Peppers" and was startled to find little black seeds inside. While I'm no master gardener, I do know what bell pepper seeds look like and these definitely were not it. I compared them to my broccoli and cabbage seeds, that looked slightly similar, but these black seeds were of a different size. Figured somehow they had just gotten mislabeled and it might be an adventure to plant these mystery seeds and see what plant pops up. :P Decided to start some eggplant seeds so I opened the second packet labeled "Long purple eggplant." Inside the packet consisted of 5 seeds--2 black, 3 cream/yellow. What the?! The cream/yellow ones could pass for eggplant seeds (or even possibly bell pepper seeds) but they were definitely not little black seeds like the two inside this packet. And why would ONE variety consist of two different types of seeds? I then realized the seed library would probably not be the best place to get accurately-labeled seeds. You might want a bell pepper plant and end up getting a basil plant instead. But hey, it's free, right? Another thing that concerned me was that on their website, they suggest that you plant the seeds and then save some seeds and return them to the library. In my experience, there's a lot of cross pollination that goes on with plants so you can't really save seeds from your plant and expect it to be the exact same variety. *shrug* Maybe their seeds somehow don't get cross-pollinated or something? But anyways, it was a fun experience to see a Placer County seed library. We'll see if anything grows from the seeds!

Located in Roseville, Maidu Activity Center is an establishment that gives you the history of the…read moreMaidu people of California. The Maidu Activity Center is closed to the public but provides private tours of it's center and the nature area in the back. I visited as a chaperone on a school trip and the 1st tour guide taught the class of the Maidu people, and how they lived on the land back in the day. The class are learned of the Maidu people today and their culture and customs, while showing the children all types of different artifacts. While in the center the kids also got to do a series of trade simulations as locale tribes from the area, it was pretty cool watching the groups figure out what the best trades would be and how'd they bargain and negotiate. Just like the tribes in the area would have to do back in the day. On the second portion of the trip the class was taken on a trail tour of the grounds in the back of the center. The tour guide for this portion was a man by the name of Al, and he should how the Maidu tribes women would make flour out of acorns. Along the tour the children also got the opportunity to to adorn their faces with face paint in the traditional ways of the Maidu people, based on if they were boys or girls. The children also got the opportunity to sit around an area where the Maidu people of today, still visit to meet and do carry on traditional practices. Overall it was a very good trip and inside the activity center, there's also a souvenir shop where you can get a keep sake of your visit.

We always love coming here! What an awesome benefit this place is to the community; highly…read morerecommend!

We went here with our 3 and 5 year olds today…read more Pros: 1. Small play area, but still lots of room to play. Easy to keep an eye on the kids. 2. Bathrooms are right there, just outside of the play area. 3. Friendly help desk ladies. 4. Clean 5. Hand pedal trains were a huge hit, and they left my kiddos exhausted. 6. We forgot socks, they brought us some to borrow, they were clean and fresh. 7. Not crowded at all. Cons: 1. Small play area, no where to really run around. 2. TVs were ALL over the place. The play area had 5. Yes, 5, in a maybe 30x30' room. We requested they be turned off, as we were the only people there and were told no. When another family came the volume got turned up and it was uncomfortably loud, as well as fighting with the kids to keep them playing rather than watching tv. They really need to remove the TVs, there is absolutely no reason to have TVs in a play area. 4. The slide is really fast, which means that kids come hurtling out the end and fall. We pulled over some of the bean bag chairs and let the kids slide into them. Overall it was a good experience and we will go back. Although I really wish they'd reconsider their 'policy' of not turning the TVs off. It's ridiculous that when we were the only people there they still insisted they stay on. We went to let the kids play, not watch Disney Jr.

The Loomis Train Depot is adorably decorated for Christmas. The Loomis Family Christmas Tree and…read morefestive Xmas themed photo cutouts of Santa Claus, elves, reindeer, and gingerbread people make for merry and bright holiday pictures. Tip: If you are at the counter of Taylors diner when a train whistles, you can get a free Kids Cone of soft serve ice cream.

Railroad history is a vibrant part of Placer County and the surrounding gold country towns. I grew…read moreup in Auburn, which has train tracks running all throughout it. I spent a lot of my childhood at my Grandma's house in Loomis, scurrying to the top of the playset to watch as trains flew past. I loved falling asleep to the gentle sounds of steel wheels hitting train tracks as a kid, and now that I live in midtown Sacramento, I still get to hear it, and it makes me happy. I'll stop being a Sheldon Cooper, and get on with it. Although trains have not stopped here for many years, the Loomis Train Depot has recently been restored to its former glory as a historical point of interest train station in the heart of the town of Loomis. You can't miss it. Just follow Horseshoe Bar Road from the Loomis exit off of I-80, past Taylor Road, until it dead ends at Blue Anchor Park, behind Taylor's, where you should also stop for a Golden Eagle Shake. GO DOHS! It is currently the site of town hall meetings, and inside you'll find a gavel and courtroom style chair set up along with a small train museum for enthusiasts. It's also an awesome venue for a small party or in this month's case, a bridal shower. There are plenty of chairs, tables, and a kitchen complete with sink, trash cans, microwave and fridge. I liked this location as a venue so much that I have my eye on it for the future. Folks wanting to reserve this space should contact that business number listed, or check out the facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Loomis-Train-Depot-130172910379866/.

welcoming and well cared for. Everything is clean and in order, which makes the space stand out…read moreeven more. What really caught my attention were the designs and the pictures on the wall. They bring the building to life in such a unique way. I've always loved art, and seeing it displayed there makes the place not only functional but also inspiring. It's very nice to be in a space where creativity and community come together.

10 stars!!! Was able to schedule an appointment online within a week. Arrived about 10 min before…read moremy appointment time and was promptly greeted and called to the counter. Photo taken, paperwork reviewed and signed off, and I was out the door before my appointment time. Staff was ultra friendly and efficient. I chose this place over the USPS and it was 100x well worth the extra drive. Easy access free parking nearby. My passport arrives on Saturday. Highly recommend. Thank you for making a potentially annoying task hassle free and a pleasure. Pro Tip: have all your paperwork filled out, documents handy and checks made out ahead of time. If you make it easier for them the experience will be easier for you.

Popular gathering spot for misc groups like bridge, table tennis and others. Great place to hold a…read morespecial event big or small. Reasonable rental rates.

This amazing library is unexpectedly delightful! Hilary was extremely helpful and pleasant! She…read moregave us crafts, information, and food!!! My kids didn't want to leave. I would highly recommend coming here especially with children.