Loomis Library & Community Learning Center

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About Us

Inspiring Ideas, Enriching Lives, Creating Community

The Loomis Library and Community Learning Center is a free, municipal library located within walking distance of historic downtown Loomis. We welcome all people and strive to be the learning center of our community; the place where people turn to discover ideas, engage in the joy of reading, and the power of information. The library hosts a growing number of community enrichment programs.

HOURS:
Tue. 1-7 pm
Wed. -Sat. 10 am – 5 pm
Sun. CLOSED
Mon. CLOSED

Director:
Sarah Comstock
Director@loomislibrary.org

Tel: (916) 824-2905

Library Board:

The library board meets quarterly on the second Wednesday from 6-7 PM.
The public is welcome to attend.

Board Members

Sarah Nitta
Lorraine Thiebaud
Samantha Mallory
Joanne Ligamari
Board Chair:
Nicholas Phirippidis

Our History

 

Loomis Library in the late 1920's

  • The first Loomis Library was established in January 1899 by the Loomis Library Association. By the following spring, the collection had doubled in size to about 1,000 volumes.
  • About 1910, Mrs. Anna Blemer made her books available at the Blue Bird Tea Room.
  • In 1937, the Loomis Library became a branch of the Placer County Library system and met in a room by the post office.
  • From 1954 to 1960 the library was in the McKellips Building. Magdalena Eckhart served as the library clerk.
  • In 1960, Jessie Helms was appointed library clerk until her retirement in 1973.
  • In 1963, the library moved across the street from the McKellips Building.
  • Willa Comstock served as library clerk until 1987.
  • In 1980, on land sold to the County by the Gates Family, a new building was built on Library Drive.
  • Beth Enright served as library clerk until the County closed the branch in July 2016.
  • In November 2016, residents voted Measures F and G to fund the library as a municipal library.
  • The library partially reopened in January of 2017.
  • By June of 2017, the library was fully operational.
  • January 2018, Sarah Comstock became the full-time librarian of the new Loomis Library. Support staff was hired shortly
    thereafter.
  • In August of 2018, a strategic planning consultant was hired to help the board create and implement a 3-year plan for programs, growth, and sustainability.
  • In February 2019, the Town of Loomis created a library department and took the existing employees on as town staff.