ABOUT THE LIBRARY
The Library is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
2008 Library Holidays
| *library closes at 5:00 pm | |
| Monday, January 1: | New Year’s Day holiday |
| Monday, January 21: | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Monday, February 18: | President's Day |
| Saturday, May 17: | Wine Festival |
| Monday, May 26: | Memorial Day |
| Wednesday, July 4: | Independence Day |
| Saturday, July 7: | Midsummer Magic |
| Monday, September 1: | Labor Day |
| Saturday, October 11: | Pioneer Day |
| Monday, November 11: | Veterans’ Day |
| Thursday, November 27: | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 28: | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Monday, December 24: | Christmas Eve* |
| Tuesday, December 25: | Christmas Day |
| Monday, December 31: | New Year's Eve* |
Guidelines for
Library UseHistory
Chronology of the Paso Robles City Library
- 1902 The Paso Robles Improvement Club establishes a temporary free reading room in the Blackburn Building. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Improvement Club is established to aid the library efforts
- 1903 The City Trustees pass an ordinance to establish a free public library
- 1904 The Library is turned over to municipal ownership by general city election
- 1907 The Ladies Auxiliary petitions Andrew Carnegie for funds to erect a suitable building. They are granted $10,000 if the city guarantees $1,000 yearly support for the library. The Trustees agree. Plans by architect W. H. Weeks of Watsonville are adopted and a construction contract is awarded to R. O. Summers of San Jose. Work begins in November
- 1908 The cornerstone of the Carnegie Library is laid on January 28
- 1995 A new library building is built across the street; the Carnegie Library building becomes home to the Paso Robles Historical Society.
