The small building at the corner of Temescal Street and
Main Street is the first Fair Oaks Library, built in 1912. Prior
to that the library was housed in the basement of the
Methodist church and then in the Fair Oaks Elementary
School. The library stayed in the building until 1961 when
they moved to a larger building nearby. The little library
building was converted to a meeting and activities center for
the Fair Oaks Parks and Recreation District. Continue up Main Street
to the corner of California and Main. On your way there you
will pass the Slocum – Gore lumberyard on your left and the
location of Charles Slocum’s first house which burned down in the 1920’s.