Programs are beginning to return in limited numbers, and information will be updated on an ongoing basis. To find more information about paid City programs please visit roseville.ca.us/ExperiencePRL
Youth programs

Storytime

Storytime  

*Join our special Character Storytimes during National Library Week!*

Riley Library - Pirates and Mermaids
Monday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 10
9:30am & 10:30am

Maidu Library - Pete the Cat
Thursday, April 11
9:30am & 10:30am

Downtown Library - Lady Bug
Friday, April 12
9:30am & 10:30am

Registration is required for all Storytime sessions at Riley Library and Maidu Library. Please register in advance to guarantee your spot. Note: Registration for Storytime at Riley Library on Monday, April 8 opens Monday, April 1. 

Best for ages 5 & under. Explore the wonders of reading with books, puppets, rhyme and songs! Regular Storytime sessions are offered at the following times:

9:30-10:00am and 10:30-11:00am 
Mondays @ Riley Library - REGISTER

6:00pm
Mondays @ Downtown Library - DROP IN

*Baby Lapsit Storytime*
9:30-10:00am and 10:30-11:00am
Tuesdays @ Maidu Library - REGISTER


9:30-10:00am and 10:30-11:00am 
Wednesdays @ Riley Library - REGISTER


9:30-10:00am and 10:30-11:00am 
Thursdays @ Maidu Library - REGISTER

9:30-10:00am and 10:30-11:00am 
Fridays @ Downtown Library - DROP IN

Registration is required for all Storytime sessions at Riley Library and Maidu Library. Please register in advance to guarantee your spot. Weekly Storytime registration opens each Monday at 8:00am. 

Click here to register for upcoming dates and times.

Note: Before you register on ACTIVENet, you will need to set up a personal account and add each of your children as Family Members. Once your account is set up, you will have easy access to browse and register for other City of Roseville youth programs in the future. Follow the steps below to get started or call us at 916-774-5221 for assistance.

  1. Click on the "Create an account" button in the top right corner of the page.
  2. Enter your e-mail address and click "Next".
  3. Fill in the information (parents--start with yourself first), create password and click "Next".
  4. Complete the remaining information and click "Submit".
  5. You should receive a confirmation e-mail. Follow the link in the email to verify and activate your account.
To add family members:
  1. Login to your account.
  2. Click on "Manage Family Member" on bottom right corner.
  3. Click on "Add Family Member" in middle grey bar.
  4. Complete the information and click "Submit".

Click the "Activities" button at the top of the page and search for "Storytime" to see upcoming dates.

Baby Lapsit Storytime

Baby Lapsit Storytime includes books, songs, rhymes, bounces and playtime for babies 0-24 months and their caregivers. Older siblings are welcome and are encouraged to bring a doll or stuffed animal to use as their "baby". We'll introduce caregivers to new activities to do with their children and model how to cater to key early childhood development. 

9:30-10:00am and 10:30-11:0am Tuesdays @ Maidu Library

Pre-registration required. Drop-ins will be admitted if space is available.

ASL Storytime 

Do you have a deaf, hard of hearing, or signing child? Experience stories in American Sign Language and speech play to promote bonding and encourage language development in two modalities.

10:00am Wednesdays @ Downtown Library

No registration required. Presented by PCOE Infant Program and Sign2Me Daycare. 

Storytime at the Fountains

Join us for Storytime at the Fountains at Roseville. Storytime is included as part of the Fountain's Tot Time program. Sessions take place the first and third Tuesday of the month through October.

10:00am 1st and 3rd Tuesdays through October @ The Fountains at Roseville

No registration required. Click here to learn more.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless.

Start a reading routine with your baby, toddler, or preschooler to help them develop school readiness skills. We'll help you stay on track by setting milestones and incentives on your child's path to reading 1000 books before kindergarten.

Simply color in, check off, or add a star sticker to the reading log each time you read a book with your child. When all the stars have been filled in, return your completed logs to the library and collect fun rewards.

Visit the Roseville Public Library to get started today. Click here for more information.


Fiero Code Club

Code at home for a chance to win prizes in our Fiero Code Club!

To participate, pick up a Fiero Code Club Log at any Roseville Public Library location. Use your log to track your minutes spent coding online. Once your log is complete, bring it to the front desk to be entered into our seasonal prize drawing! This season's prize is a remote control drone!

Drone


This is an ongoing program. Winners will be randomly selected from all entries each season (Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer). For ages 8-18. Free, no registration required. Can't get to the library? Click here to download and print the coding log.

Spring Reading Challenge

 Hit the refresh button with our Spring Reading Challenge!

Saturday, March 2 - Saturday, April 13

Youth 4-12 years of age can participate in the In-N-Out Burger Cover to Cover Club! Sign up at any of our three library branches to receive a reading log. Read 5 books and turn in the log to receive a gift card for a free burger or cheeseburger. You can repeat the challenge up to 3 times!

Last day to turn in reading logs and pick up prizes is Saturday, April 20. 

Call us at (916) 774-5221 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

National Library Week Bookmark Design Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Roseville Public Library is hosting our second Bookmark Design contest! This is an opportunity for our community to share their stories.

Pick up a bookmark template from any of our three locations starting March 1, 2024. Get creative and design your own original bookmark using this year’s theme: “Read, Set, Library!”. You may interpret this however you wish. Bookmarks will be judged in age group categories (5-8, 9-12, Teen, and Adult). Winning bookmarks in each category will be mass produced and provided to library patrons while supplies last.

To participate, the following guidelines and rules apply:
Pick up a blank bookmark template at any of our three Roseville Public Library locations Saturday, March 1st - Saturday, March 30. 
Submit your finished bookmark to any of our three Roseville Public Library locations during National Library Week, Monday, April 8 – Saturday, April 13. No late submission will be accepted.
One submission allowed per person.
Information on the back of the bookmark template must be completed.
Design must be completed on the bookmark template space provided by the library. Designs not using the library’s bookmark template will not be entered into the contest. 
Must be your original work.
You may only use 2D art forms, such as: drawings, paintings, print, photographs, etc. Work that has 3D items will not be entered into the contest. 
Do not include copyrighted images.
Do not include any personal information on the front of the bookmark (name, age, etc.).  Submissions containing personal information on the design will not be entered into the contest.
All participants designs will be displayed at the branch you submitted your work for the month of May.
All submissions become the property of the City of Roseville. 
Roseville Public Library employees and family members may participate but will not be entered into the contest.

Email [email protected] or call (916) 774-5221 for more information. Click here to download the flyer.

National Library Week Character Storytimes

To further celebrate National Library Week, we'll be having Character Storytimes! Be ready to greet our special characters and enjoy a fun-filled session during our regularly scheduled Storytime below:

Riley Library - Pirates and Mermaids
Monday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 10
9:30am & 10:30am


Maidu Library - Pete the Cat
Thursday, April 11
9:30am & 10:30am


Downtown Library - Lady Bug
Friday, April 12
9:30am & 10:30am


Registration is required for all Storytime sessions at Riley Library and Maidu Library. Please register in advance to guarantee your spot. Weekly Storytime registration opens each Monday at 8:00am. 
Best for ages 5 & under. Click here for more information about Storytime and how to register. 

National Library Week: Daily Activities

Celebrate all week long with fun activities and exciting events at each Roseville Public Library location:

Monday, April 8
Post-It Wall

All locations

Write down your favorite line from a book and add to our wall Post-It wall!

Tuesday, April 9
Adopt a Dino

Downtown Library

Join us in the Children’s Pod! There will be a cozy area with a blanket, pillows, stuffies and a basket of books. Once you’re done, head to the front desk to adopt your “dino-baby” dinosaur toy and receive a certificate of adoption.

Wednesday, April 10
Magnetic Poetry Board

All locations

Arrange magnetic word tiles on board to form poems!

Thursday, April 11
Al Striplen

4:00pm at Maidu Library

Indigenous storyteller, musician and author Al Striplen will be performing and storytelling with his own hand-made Native flutes!

Friday, April 12
Read with An Officer

4:00pm at Riley Library

A Roseville PD Officer will read a book with kids, answer questions and provide a tour of his PD squad car! A related craft will also be included.

Saturday April 13
Hawks, Honkers & Hoots

10:00-11:00am at Riley Library Meeting Rooms

Experience a presentation from a local volunteer wildlife education organization. Learn about our local birds and current conservation efforts. The presentation will include live raptors and water birds!

Programs are free and open to all, no registration required.

   
   

Adult and Teen programs

Book Clubs

Book clubs meet the second Saturday of each month at the Maidu Library. New novels from all genres are chosen each month. Book clubs meetings are volunteer led and open to the public. The following titles will be discussed at the next meeting:

Page Turners – 10:30am-12:00pm
April: See the Desert and Die by Anne Saxton Reh

Club Maidu – 12:30pm-2:00pm
April: Sons of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef

Click here for a list of upcoming book club titles.




Tech Help

Want to learn more about a particular computer program or learn how to use eBooks and Audiobooks? Our one-on-one Tech Help offers an opportunity to get answers to your computer and technology questions.

Drop in for Tech Help from 10:00am to 12:00pm on the first Friday of each month at Riley Library

The library has desktop computers that are available for demonstration, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own devices. 

Please note, help is available on a first come first serve basis. The library will not attempt to troubleshoot computer problems or repair damaged devices.

Conversation Club

Join Conversation Club!

Conversation Club is a free, drop-in program for adult English language learners looking to practice conversational English through casual group discussion.

11:30am-12:30pm Thursdays at Downtown Library

Offered in association with the Roseville Public Library Adult Literacy Program.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a new leadership opportunity for Roseville teens. Make a positive difference in our local community by sharing your input on how the library can best serve teens.

Earn volunteer credit and/or community service hours by attending the monthly TAB meeting with our Librarian. Help plan new programs, recommend books and DVDs for purchase, judge contests, sponsor library events, and more!

We invite interested teens in grades 8 through 12 to take part in this exciting new leadership opportunity. Click here to learn more.

Email [email protected] for more information.

Secret Society of Underage Critics

Are you a teenager with strong opinions? Would you like the opportunity to tell publishers how you feel about the books they publish? Join The Secret Society of Underage Critics! Review advance copies of soon-to-be published young adult books and submit your reviews directly to the publisher.

4:00-5:00pm 3rd Thursdays, January 18 - May 16 at Maidu Library

For ages 13-17. Free, registration required. Click here to register.

Blockbuster Books

Placer Poets Competition

Are you a teen that has a way with words? Enter our Placer Poets Competition!

Presented by the Roseville Public Library Teen Advisory Board, our new poetry contest is open to 9th-12th grade students in Placer County. To enter, write one original poem or prose on a theme of your choosing. Send in your submission Monday, February 5 - Saturday, March 30.

Winners will be announced at the Placer Poets Competition Ceremony on Saturday, May 18 from 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Maidu Community Center Meeting Room 1.

Contest Rules:
-Must be a 9th-12th grade student within Placer County to enter (homeschool students welcome).
-Must be an original poem or prose (any theme/form acceptable).
-Must be a minimum of 5 lines and maximum of 40 lines.
-Must be unpublished and not plagiarized. 
-No explicit writing.
-Must be submitted in a Word Document via email with the subject line: "Teen Placer Poets Competition" by 11:59pm Saturday, March 30th to [email protected].
-On a new separate page of the same document, include your full name, phone number, email and high school, along with a 2-4 sentence biography.

Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will not be included in the contest. Call us at (916) 774-5221 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

Future Focus

Drop in for Future Focus!

Join three weekly workshops dedicated to exploring college & career resources. Listen to guest speakers discuss their journeys, work in groups based on your interests, create an action plan and participate in hands-on activities!

Workshop 1: Intro to College & Careers
Workshop 2: Speaker Discussion 
Workshop 3: Career Interest Groups 

For ages 16 & up. Free, drop in. No registration required.

Financial Literacy Workshop Series

Drop in for our Financial Literacy Workshop Series!

Join us from 5:00-6:00pm the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Riley Library until May 14. Starting March 12 learn from a Golden 1 Certified Financial Coach - Corben Wilson. See a list of upcoming workshops below:
 
March 12 - Mind Over Money @ Meeting Room 1

March 26 - Becoming a Homeowner @ Meeting Room 1

April 9 - 4 Decades of Savings Milestones @ Meeting Room 1

April 23 - Retirement Planning - The Basics @ Riley Reading Room Nook

May 14 - College Financing 101 @ Meeting Room 1
 
For ages 16 & up. Free, drop in welcome. Call us at (916) 774-5221 or email us at [email protected] for more information. Click here to register. 

Spring Reading Challenge

Hit the refresh button with our Spring Reading Challenge!

Saturday, March 2 - Saturday, April 13

Teens (13-17) can pick up a book review form at any of our locations or download the fillable form online to type your review. Write an original 100-word review of a book you read and receive a candy bar and a book light upon submitting your review! You can repeat the challenge up to 3 times. Click here to download.

Adults (18+) can read two books from two different genres and write a 100-word review for each book. You will receive a book light upon submitting their review. Click here to download. 

To type your book review, click here to download the fillable PDF. 

Last day to turn in reading logs and pick up prizes is Saturday, April 20.

Call us at (916) 774-5221 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

Roseville Reads Book Discussions

Roseville Reads is a one book community read project offered by the Friends of the Roseville Public Library. The chosen book is a Hugo Award-winner titled A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. 

To read this title, visit our catalog website at library.roseville.ca.us. Place a hold or come in to one of our library locations to check out a copy.

Discuss your thoughts on A Psalm for the Wild-Built in a group setting with your peers!

Teen - 4:00-6:00pm Monday, April 1 at Riley Library
Click here 
to register.

Teen - 4:00-6:00pm Monday, April 8 at Maidu Library
Click here
 to register.

Adult - 5:00-7:00pm Wednesday, April 24 at Maidu Library

 Click here to register.



Roseville Reads Tea Ceremonies

Roseville Reads is a "one book" community project at the Roseville Public Library center on the 2021 book A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.

Listen in on the history of Tea Ceremonies and learn to prepare Matcha tea! 

Semi-Formal - 5:30pm Tuesday, April 2 at Riley Library

Traditional - 1:00pm & 3:00pm Saturday, April 6 at Maidu Library

Traditional - 5:30pm Tuesday, April 30 at Maidu Community Center

Registration encouraged, drop-ins welcome. Click here to register. Visit rosevillefriendsofthelibrary.org for more information. Offered by the Friends of the Roseville Public Library. 

Local Author Talk Series

Our Local Author Talk Series is back this spring at the Fig Tree Coffee, Art, & Music Lounge!

Listen in on a different author(s) each session and learn about their individual approach to authorship.

2:00-4:00pm Saturday, March 16 featuring Tim Schooley
Tim Schooley is the author of historical fiction and legal thrillers. His novel The Wool Translator won the Jameson Award (UOP) and was short-listed for the Chaucer Book Award (Chanticleer Reviews). Tim pursued a career as an appellate attorney and law school professor, and early in his life he performed as a circus clown with Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus. He lives with his wife in Fair Oaks, California. Visit his website at www.timschooley.com.

2:00-4:00pm Saturday, April 20 featuring Thomas M. Brant
Thomas M. Brant is a recently retired Software Engineer who worked in Silicon Valley for more than 30 years.  His natural love for words inspired him to write Adelaide’s Appetite.  He now lives in Roseville with his wife Laurie and loves spending his free time and sharing his love for words with his eight (and counting) grandchildren.

2:00-4:00pm Saturday, May 18 featuring Terri Castaneda
Terri A. Castaneda is a cultural anthropologist and Professor Emerita at CSUS. The author of Marie Mason Potts: The Lettered Life of a California Indian Activist (Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 2020), Castaneda will talk about Marie Potts's extraordinary life story, and about the research for her new book project, which is focused on the ancestral history and literary ambitions of one of the first women to graduate from UC Berkeley (Class of 1878), who also happened to know Marie during her years at the Greenville Indian Industrial School.

For ages 18 & up. No registration required. Seating at The Fig Tree is limited, so arrive early and order a beverage! Call (916) 774-5221 or email [email protected] for more information.

National Library Week Bookmark Design Contest

In honor of National Library Week, the Roseville Public Library is hosting our second Bookmark Design contest! This is an opportunity for our community to share their stories.

Pick up a bookmark template from any of our three locations starting March 1, 2024. Get creative and design your own original bookmark using this year’s theme: “Read, Set, Library!”. You may interpret this however you wish. Bookmarks will be judged in age group categories (5-8, 9-12, Teen, and Adult). Winning bookmarks in each category will be mass produced and provided to library patrons while supplies last.

To participate, the following guidelines and rules apply:
Pick up a blank bookmark template at any of our three Roseville Public Library locations Saturday, March 1st - Saturday, March 30. 
Submit your finished bookmark to any of our three Roseville Public Library locations during National Library Week, Monday, April 8 – Saturday, April 13. No late submission will be accepted.
One submission allowed per person.
Information on the back of the bookmark template must be completed.
Design must be completed on the bookmark template space provided by the library. Designs not using the library’s bookmark template will not be entered into the contest. 
Must be your original work.
You may only use 2D art forms, such as: drawings, paintings, print, photographs, etc. Work that has 3D items will not be entered into the contest. 
Do not include copyrighted images.
Do not include any personal information on the front of the bookmark (name, age, etc.).  Submissions containing personal information on the design will not be entered into the contest.
All participants designs will be displayed at the branch you submitted your work for the month of May.
All submissions become the property of the City of Roseville. 
Roseville Public Library employees and family members may participate but will not be entered into the contest.

Email [email protected] or call (916) 774-5221 for more information. Click here to download the flyer.

National Library Week: Daily Activities

Celebrate all week long with fun activities and exciting events at each Roseville Public Library location:

Monday, April 8
Post-It Wall
All locations

Write down your favorite line from a book and add to our wall Post-It wall!

Tuesday, April 9
Adopt a Dino
Downtown Library

Join us in the Children’s Pod! There will be a cozy area with a blanket, pillows, stuffies and a basket of books. Once you’re done, head to the front desk to adopt your “dino-baby” dinosaur toy and receive a certificate of adoption.

Wednesday, April 10
Magnetic Poetry Board
All locations

Arrange magnetic word tiles on board to form poems!

Thursday, April 11
Al Striplen

4:00pm at Maidu Library

Indigenous storyteller, musician and author Al Striplen will be performing and storytelling with his own hand-made Native flutes!

Friday, April 12
Read with An Officer
4:00pm at Riley Library

A Roseville PD Officer will read a book with kids, answer questions and provide a tour of his PD squad car! A related craft will also be included.

Saturday April 13
Hawks, Honkers & Hoots

10:00-11:00am at Riley Library Meeting Rooms

Experience a presentation from a local volunteer wildlife education organization. Learn about our local birds and current conservation efforts. The presentation will include live raptors and water birds!

Programs are free and open to all, no registration required. 

Teen Photography Contest

Enter our Teen Photography Contest!

The Roseville Public Library invites teens to submit an original digital photograph highlighting what they define as the quintessential City of Roseville.

Contest begins Monday, April 1. The last day to submit your entry is Tuesday, April 30. Contest rules are as follows:

-Contestants must be ages 13-17.
-Participants may submit one original photo taken between 2022 - present.
-Photos must be minimally edited (minimal cropping, light editing, etc.) 
-You may not re-enter photos you’ve already submitted in previous contests.  
-Photos must be submitted in JPEG format with a 10 MB limit.
-Entries must be submitted to [email protected] with the following email subject:
"Teen Photography Contest"

-Body of the email must contain the following:

Name 
Age 
Address 
Phone Number 
Email 
General location of subject or object in photo 
Title of Photo 

Judging will take place in early May and winners will be announced in mid-May. Prize is to be determined. 

Free, no registration required. Call us at (916) 774-5221 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

Video Game Truck

Stop by and game in our Video Game Truck!

Get ready to hang out and immerse yourselves in Xbox, Wii or PS video games in a giant video game truck.

For ages 13-17. Games offered will be multiplayer. Refreshments will be provided. Free, no registration required.

Call us at (916) 774-5221 or email us at [email protected] for more information. 

    

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