Initially, the local community did not have a separate space for the library. At first, it was located in the private school Community Outreach Academy, where immigrants were taught Russian language and literature. Twice a week, the Book Lovers Club held literary readings for students, and then a program called 'Russian StoryTime' was organized for preschoolers at the Sylvan Oaks library in Citrus Heights.

The library director, Taisia Suvorova, who previously worked as a journalist in Moscow, spoke about the creation of the library: 'The first books, about 1000 copies, were from my personal collection, which I had been gathering for 15 years. About 200 people regularly use the library. The books are borrowed by a wide range of people: from historical chronicles to detective stories, from Machiavelli's works to Akunin's, from Pushkin and Chekhov to Shakespeare. Among the readers are builders, teachers, doctors, retirees, and a special category, truck drivers. I call them 'voracious readers.' They take 20-30 books at a time, which is enough for a month or a month and a half. They are all very conscientious; there has never been a case of a book not being returned.'

Additionally, the library serves as a cultural center for the Russian community in Sacramento. Literary and musical evenings, educational seminars, creative workshops, exhibitions, and a summer school for Russian-speaking children are regularly held here.