3. Roseville Community Library on Woodcreek Oaks Blvd

There is a shiny new Roseville Public Library at the intersection of Woodcreek Oaks and Pleasant Grove. It was pouring rain yesterday and Adventure Dad was in Modesto, so our Adventure was somewhat short and sweet and came to a rapid end when it became clear that the Kidlets needed naps.

So this new library has some really cool details. There is a beautiful fountain out in the front foyer. Last summer Kidlet 2 touched the fountain and splashed a little bit. Yesterday there was a sign that said "DO NOT PLAY IN FOUNTAIN." Well, pooey on them.














There are also lots of pretty color changed LED lights embedded in the floor. Anyone that knows Kidlet 2 knows how he felt about those "hights". Here he is posing with one. Even Kidlet 3 was pretty intrigued by these.

So next we went into the main library. Upstairs there is a very large teen area with multiple game systems, like a Wii and a Playstation, and XBoxes. I don't know much about those so I can't tell you with any real authority exactly what they have, and to be honest, we didn't even go upstairs yesterday because my Kidlets were happy with the children's area downstairs. But this library would definately appeal to teens, so it makes a great Adventure for the whole family.

Here's a picture of the children's area. Right in the center of the library is this huge oak tree which looks very realistic. Both Kidlets were fascinated with this. Kidlet 2 even stood underneath it and kept saying, "oooooh, wow!" It does make the children's area pretty cool.


There are of course, lots of books arranged in an appealing way, and a few activity tables for toddlers, and tons of toddler-size seating. There is also a felt board with dozens of cutout felt pieces that the Kidlets use to tell a story. There was a wonderful sweet librarian there who made a story with Kidlet 2. He and she picked out felt shapes and as they stuck them to the board, they made up a story to match their picture. Kidlet 2 thought that was just wonderful. Here he is with his picture.



Kidlet 3 of course felt that he needed to get in on this awesome story telling action, so he pulled up on the table and yelled at the librarian to get her attention.

Luckily for him, he's pretty cute.














After we'd gotten out some energy playing at the library, it was time to hit the road. So we packed up the little guy and the big guy and off we went.



I think the library was a great way to spend the morning. It was free, it was exciting, and there were other kids to talk to. There were new toys to play with, new stuff to look at, and new books to read.

I rate this adventure a 7/10. It does get a little difficult to wrangle a toddler and a baby and prevent the destruction of many library books. We need to find out when story time is and go to that.

You can experience this Adventure at the intersection of Woodcreek Oaks and Pleasant Grove in Roseville, M-Th 10-7 and F-Sat 10-5.