Calendar of Events

Free Play at the Park, Fridays in July!Join Mr. Jesus and I Fridays in July from 1-3 at Benham Park (3071 Benham Street, Placerville CA 95667) for some free play! We'll have toys to play with, the park is very nice and shady (but still bring water!), and it's right next to the aquatic center...read more

Are you ready to read adventurously?Recommend your favorite book to a stranger, and receive someone else's favorite book in return! After registration closes, you will receive an email with your assigned book title and instructions on how to pick it up at your library. No need to loan out your o...read more

All El Dorado County Libraries will be closed for the Independence Day holiday.

All El Dorado County Libraries will be closed for the Independence Day holiday.

Ages 13-18.Get creative and make old school crafts like friendship bracelets, lanyards, and macrame.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Summer Reading Challenge Speical EventAges 8-14.Registration req'd.The Sly Park Environmental Education Center will present a variety of fun and engaging activities for school aged children at the Cameron Park Library. This is a STEAM program (activities focused on science, technology, engineeri...read more

Join us at our poetry group, Thursdays at Two. The group meets every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 2:00 here at the library. Patterned after the popular Placerville group, Tuesdays at Two, the Georgetown Library version will be led by Taylor Graham, EDC Poet Laureate from 2016 - 2018. If you love poetry...read more

Join us at the Placerville Library for Wild Things! Animal Show!The show is outside on the lawn, so bring a blanket, towel, or folding chair.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge : Read Beyond the Beaten Path

Join us for an interactive talk on the poetry of natural history and ways to have more meaningful experiences outdoors.  Enjoy a selection of fine nature poetry and prose, paired with local wildlife photography, and science-rooted advice for deeper observation and appreciation of our beautiful ...read more

Join us for this special event celebrating Ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging. Ikebana practitioner Natasha Liu will demonstrate aspects of this beautiful art form, and attendees will take part in arranging a friendship bouquet.   Ages: 13 and over.Registration Required.About I...read more

Join us for a weekly gathering for babies and toddlers (0-24 months) with their parent or caregiver to socialize, play, and meet other families. We provide the space and toys but feel free to bring your own blanket and other items to make yourself comfortable. This is a free program through Communit...read more

Join us for a weekly gathering for babies and toddlers (0-24 months) with their parent or caregiver to socialize, play, and meet other families. We provide the space and toys but feel free to bring your own blanket and other items to make yourself comfortable. This is a free program through Communit...read more

Ages 13-18Get creative and make old school crafts like friendship bracelets, lanyards, and macrame.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path! 

Get creative and make a mason jar lantern for outdoor or indoor decor!Supplies are limited and registration is required! For ages 8 - 12, only.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge Read Beyond the Beaten Path! 

Our programs are fun and humor-filled, and backed by scientific evidence and interesting anecdotes.Our hope is that through meeting these animals and hearing their stories, future generations will gain a greater appreciation for the natural world.Special Location: PP/Camino Community Center 2765 San...read more

Come see and learn from real wild animals!Conservation Ambassadors’ Wild Things was founded in 1987 for the explicit purpose of housing and caring for displaced wildlife. With the help of these animal ambassadors, we have been educating the public – with a message of conservation and app...read more

Get creative and make a mason jar lantern for outdoor or inddor decor!Supplies are limited and registration is required! For ages 8 - 12, only.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Fun for ages 0 - 5! Join us for parachute games and an obstacle course from 10:00 - 12:00 inside in the children's area! (We moved the party inside, it's too hot out there!)Register for the Summer Reading Challenge : Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Looking for some great summer reads at prices that can’t be beat? Then stop by the library for our summer book sale. We have a wide assortment of fiction, non-fiction, reference and children’s books, and an abundance of mysteries, and westerns. Members who have renewed for 2022 are invit...read more

Learn all about Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, at this free event with Ikebana International:"Ikebana is to inspire, educate and transform lives through the art of Japanese live flower arrangement. Peer into our world, explore the various schools and discover ikebana, learn to e...read more

Ages 13-18.REGISTRATION REQUIREDSign up to battle for the Super Smash Bros crown!Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Join Miss Anel for an outdoor storytime with books, rhymes, and fun with friends!  Build your child’s pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support your child’s early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning. Suitable for c...read more

Join fellow book lovers on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12:00 pm for a book discussion (under the gazebo on nice weather days; in the meeting room on bad weather days). For more information please call the Placerville Library at (530) 621-5540.The book being discussed today is The Wid...read more

Get creative and make a colorful flying carp windsock!Supplies are limited and registration is required! For ages 8 - 12, only.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Join us for this special event celebrating Ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging. Ikebana practitioner Natasha Liu will demonstrate aspects of this beautiful art form, and attendees will take part in arranging a friendship bouquet.   Ages: 13 and over.Registration Required.About I...read more

Ages 13-18REGISTRATION REQUIREDSign up to battle for the Super Smash Bros crown! Join us for this final teen event of the summer! Fun, food, snacks & prizes!Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Get creative and make a colorful flying carp windsock!Supplies are limited and registration is required! For ages 8 - 12, only.Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge Read Beyond the Beaten Path! 

Join us for a gathering of friends, neighbors and mystery book lovers at the Pollock Pines Library.A great conversation with our local author about her engaging page-turning mystery novel, Legacy of Lies.Limited seating RSVP appreciated. For more information call (530) 644-2498Hosted by our Friends ...read more

THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD AT THE CAMERON PARK CSD (NEXT DOOR TO THE LIBRARY)* Special Event in Connection with our Summer Reading ChallengeBrian Scott - Magician! Join Magician Brian Scott at the library for his interactive and fun show Biblio Spectacular - where books come to life, im...read more

The Afternoon Book Club, on Thursday July 28th at 1:00pm is featuring the book The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles. Copies are available to place on hold online https://eldoradolibrary.org/  or call the library and we can reserve a copy for you, (530) 333-4724.“Paris, 1939: Young ...read more

Enjoy a free magic show for the whole family!The big show will be outside on the lawn, so bring a blanket, towel, or folding chair!Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Come see wild animals at the library! Wild Things always brings a great assortment of wild animals and shares about their habitat and history. Bring the whole family for this outdoor performance.

Outdoor fun for ages 0 - 5! Join us for messy painting fun from 10:00 - 12:00 outside on the lawn.Register for the Summer Reading Challenge : Read Beyond the Beaten Path!