San Mateo County Libraries

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".

San Mateo County Libraries
37°30′37″N 122°20′07″W[1]
Location	San Mateo County, United States
Type	Public library
Established	1912; 113 years ago (1912)
Branches	12
Collection
Size	1 million
Access and use
Access requirements	California residency to check out items.
Circulation	3,379,055 (2015)
Population served	2,281,657 (2015)
Members	441,000
Other information
Budget	US$31,722,128 (2013)
Director	Anne-Marie Despain
Employees	107 FTE
Website	smcl.org
References: [2][3][4]

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 Lane	Atherton	94027
Belmont	1110 Alameda de las Pulgas	Belmont	94002
Bookmobile	620 Correas Street	Half Moon Bay	94019
Brisbane	163 Visitacion Avenue	Brisbane	94005
East Palo Alto	2415 University Avenue	East Palo Alto	94303
Foster City	1000 East Hillsdale Boulevard	Foster City	94404
Half Moon Bay	620 Correas Street	Half Moon Bay	94019
Millbrae	1 Library Avenue	Millbrae	94030
North Fair Oaks	2510 Middlefield Road	Redwood City	94030
Pacifica Sanchez	1111 Terra Nova Boulevard	Pacifica	94044
Pacifica Sharp Park	104 Hilton Way	Pacifica	94044
Portola Valley	765 Portola Road	Portola Valley	94028
San Carlos	610 Elm Street	San Carlos	94070
Woodside	3140 Woodside Road	Woodside	94062

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