The Library requires masking during the first hour of our weekend browsing shift (Saturday and Sunday, noon to 1pm). All other hours will be mask optional.

The masking period (noon to 1:00 pm on weekends) operates in conjunction with our provision of high-quality masks, tests, improved ventilation, and masking upon request

We are located in the heart of Lavender Heights in Midtown Sacramento.

Our address is 1414 21st Street, Sacramento, CA. Our storefront is next door to I Love Teriyaki.

We share a small parking lot with the other businesses in our building. Metered street parking is also readily available around our area.

The Lavender Library observes the following holidays and will be closed if group events or browsing hours fall on the following days:

• New Year’s Day 

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• Presidents Day

• César Chávez Day

• Memorial Day

• Juneteenth

• Summer Holiday - July 4

• Labor Day

• Indigenous People’s Day - Monday, October 13

• Veterans Day

• Fall Holiday - Thursday November 27 and Friday, November 28

• Winter Holiday - Thursday, December 25 

• New Year’s Eve

Our collection is broken into three parts: the circulating collection, the special collections, and the archives. Everything we carry is queer or significant to the queer cannon. 

Our circulating collection is the material on our shelves, which is publicly accessible and can be checked out by our members. Our nonfiction section includes history, anthropology, sociology, government/politics, business,  education, psychology/health, nature, philosophy, religion, and culture/leisure. Our fiction section includes poetry, plays, short stories, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor. We also have a graphic novels section, young adult section, a middle grade section, and a kids section.

We have a periodicals section, which has collections of magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, zines, and other works. These materials are not available for check out, but are stored at the library and may be viewed by the public.

Our special collections and archives are held offsite, but material from them can be viewed by prior appointment.

We are proud to share a building with a beautiful mural by local artist Chyna Gibson in commemoration of Trans Day of Visibility.

The mural is located on the back wall of our building and accessible through the parking lot.

Yes! Our space is open to the public — we are friendly, family-friendly and welcome our LGBTQ+ community, allies, and any friendly faces.

Only members may check-out materials, but anyone can view our materials while at the library.