California State Library

The California State Library is the state library of the State of California, founded in 1850 by the California State Legislature. The Library collects, preserves, generates and disseminates a wide array of information.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: state library of California, United States
  • Also known as: California State Resources Agency Library
  • Address: CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blue Anchor Building and The California Museum.

Government building
The , also known as the California Fruit Exchange, is a historic building located in . It is currently home to the Governor of California's Office of Planning & Research.

Museum
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is the state history museum of the US state of , located in its capital city of Sacramento. The museum is housed within the March Fong Eu Secretary of State Building complex at 1020 O Street, one block from the . is situated 570 feet south of California State Library.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in downtown , United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of California State Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sacramento and West Sacramento.

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is the state capital of in the . It is the regional center for the Greater metropolitan area, which dominates much of the surrounding and stretches into parts of .

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is a city of 54,000 people in in the of . is on the west bank of the Sacramento River, opposite the city of .

Suburb
is a neighborhood located within the city of . is defined as north of Sutterville Road, south of Broadway, east of Freeport Boulevard, and west of Highway 99. is situated 2 miles southeast of California State Library.

California State Library

Latitude
38.57578° or 38° 34′ 33″ north
Longitude
-121.49639° or 121° 29′ 47″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Levels
6
Open location code
84CWHGG3+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120719540
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Geo­Names ID
5332873
Wiki­data ID
Q5021042
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“California State Library” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 加利福尼亚州州立图书馆
  • Chinese: 加州州立图书馆
  • Esperanto: Kalifornia Ŝtata Biblioteko
  • Japanese: カリフォルニア州大学
  • Japanese: カリフォルニア州立図書館
  • Spanish: Biblioteca Estatal de California

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Downtown and Southside Park.

Nearby Places

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