The Peninsula Library System (PLS) is a consortium of public and community college libraries in
San Mateo County
San Mateo County ( ), officially the County of San Mateo, is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 764,442. Redwood City, California, Redwood City is th ...
,
California
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, United States, which serves the part of the
San Francisco Bay Area
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known as "
The Peninsula". The system has dozens of branches in local communities and at various area community colleges, a bookmobile, and automated book kiosks called
Library-a-Go-Go.
The Peninsula Library System's mission states that it "strengthens local libraries through cooperation, enabling them to provide better service to their diverse communities."
Member libraries
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 PLS includes the libraries at
Cañada College,
College of San Mateo, and
Skyline College. There are four branches in
Daly City: the John D. Daly branch on Hillside, the Bayshore branch, the
Serramonte branch, and the
Westlake branch.
Menlo Park has both a main branch and a branch at Belle Haven. The Downtown Library, Schaberg Branch Library, and Redwood Shores Branch Library comprise the three library locations in the community of
Redwood City
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area of Northern California, approximately south of San Francisco and northwest of San Jose. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwo ...
.
San Mateo has a main downtown location plus two minor branches, while
South San Francisco has two self-titled branches, both a main branch and one on Grand Avenue.
Pacifica has two branches at Sanchez and Sharp Park. The remaining cities—
San Bruno,
Atherton,
Belmont,
Brisbane
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,
East Palo Alto,
Foster City,
Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in San Mateo County, California, San Mateo County, California, United States, approximately south of San Francisco. Its population was 11,795 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Immediately north of Half Mo ...
,
Millbrae
Millbrae is a city located in northern San Mateo County, California, United States. To the northeast is San Francisco International Airport; San Bruno is to the northwest, and Burlingame is to the southeast. It is bordered by San Andreas Lak ...
,
San Carlos,
Woodside, and
Portola Valley—have one location each.
See also
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Santa Clara County Library District
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San Francisco Public Library
References
External links
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Libraries in San Mateo County, California
Peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
Buildings and structures in San Mateo County, California
Library
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1971 establishments in California