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Peninsula Library System is a consortium of libraries, whose members are the branches of the San Mateo County Libraries, individual city libraries and their branches, and area community college libraries. There are two branches in Burlingame: one main library, and one at Easton.
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.
The Rinconada branch of the Palo Alto City Library. The Palo Alto City Library has five branches, with a total of 265,000 items in their collections. [107] The Mitchell Park Library was rebuilt between 2010 and December 2014 to become the largest in Palo Alto. The former Main Library was then renamed the Rinconada branch. Palo Alto Children's ...
The Hoover Institution Library and Archives is a research center and archival repository located at Stanford University, near Palo Alto, California in the United States.Built around a collection amassed by Stanford graduate Herbert Hoover prior to his becoming President of the United States, the Hoover Library and Archives is largely dedicated to the world history of the 20th and 21st centuries.
College Avenue runs down the center of the neighborhood. College Terrace is directly adjacent to Escondido Village, a staff and student housing development on the southern edge of Stanford University. The neighborhood features its own branch of the Palo Alto Public Library system built in 1936 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style as a WPA ...
The Palo Alto Art Club was founded in 1921. [1] The initial founders of the club were around 40 artists of upper class and many were connected to Stanford University. [4] [5] In the beginning the club met at member's houses, later they met at the Palo Alto Library, and by 1926, they moved to 340 Melville Avenue. [5]
Debbi Fields founded Mrs. Fields in 1977 in Palo Alto, California. It started as a single cookie shop and expanded into a global franchise. The chain, often positioned in malls and airports ...
By 1932, the Library operated on a budget of $25,000 and had a total of 30 branch libraries. In December 1932, the County Library assumed responsibility for library service to all County schools except those in San Jose, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara City. During the 1950s, Santa Clara County experienced tremendous growth and urbanization.