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San Mateo County Libraries
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37°30′37″N 122°20′07″W / 37.5102159°N 122.3352481°W / 37.5102159; -122.3352481[1]
LocationSan Mateo County, United States
TypePublic library
Established1912; 113 years ago (1912)
Branches12
Collection
Size1 million
Access and use
Access requirementsCalifornia residency to check out items.
Circulation3,379,055 (2015)
Population served2,281,657 (2015)
Members441,000
Other information
BudgetUS$31,722,128 (2013)
DirectorAnne-Marie Despain
Employees107 FTE
Websitesmcl.org Edit this at Wikidata
References: [2][3][4]

The San Mateo County Libraries (SMCL), formerly San Mateo County Library, is a public library system and Joint Powers Authority headquartered in San Mateo, California.[5] Its motto is "Open for Exploration".

It is a member of the Peninsula Library System. It serves the smaller cities of San Mateo County who do not have a city library.

Locations

The following locations are a part of the system:[6]

Branch Street Address City ZIP Image
Atherton 2 Dinkelspiel Station LaneAtherton94027
Belmont 1110 Alameda de las PulgasBelmont94002 Belmont Library
Bookmobile 620 Correas StreetHalf Moon Bay94019
Brisbane 163 Visitacion AvenueBrisbane94005 Brisbane Library
East Palo Alto 2415 University AvenueEast Palo Alto94303 East Palo Alto Library
Foster City 1000 East Hillsdale BoulevardFoster City94404 Foster City Library
Half Moon Bay 620 Correas StreetHalf Moon Bay94019 Half Moon Bay Library
Millbrae 1 Library AvenueMillbrae94030 Millbrae Library
North Fair Oaks 2510 Middlefield RoadRedwood City94030 North Fair Oaks Library
Pacifica Sanchez 1111 Terra Nova BoulevardPacifica94044 Pacifica-Sanchez Library
Pacifica Sharp Park 104 Hilton WayPacifica94044 Pacifica-Sharp Park Library
Portola Valley 765 Portola RoadPortola Valley94028 Portola Valley
San Carlos 610 Elm StreetSan Carlos94070 San Carlos Library
Woodside 3140 Woodside RoadWoodside94062 Woodside Library

The bookmobile service travels around the county to various locations like schools, post offices, and even the Hiller Aviation Museum.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "San Mateo County Library". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 6, 1998. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2015-2016 Annual Report" (PDF). San Mateo County Libraries. April 22, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bigue, Christa (June 13, 2016). "County of San Mateo Releases FY 2016-17 Recommended Budget". County of San Mateo. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "FY 2013-15 Recommended Budget" (PDF). San Mateo County. 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "San Mateo County Library Administration." San Mateo County Library. Retrieved on October 6, 2009.
  6. ↑ "San Mateo County Library Locations." San Mateo County Library. Retrieved on October 6, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Bookmobile San Mateo County Libraries". San Mateo County Libraries. Retrieved March 2, 2017.