The Peninsula Library System (PLS) is a consortium of public and community college libraries in San Mateo County,

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, United States, which serves the part of the

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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 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, San Mateo, California. Its motto is "Open for Exploration". It is a member of t ...

, 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 Cañada College is a public community college in Redwood City, California. It is located on in the western part of Redwood City. It is one of the smallest community colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area. History In 1957, the San Mateo Jun ...

College of San Mateo College of San Mateo (CSM) is a public community college in San Mateo, California. It is part of the San Mateo County Community College District. College of San Mateo is located at the northern corridor of Silicon Valley and situated on a 153 ...

, and

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. There are four branches in

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: The John D. Daly branch on Hillside, the Bayshore branch, the

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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

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. San Mateo has a main downtown location plus two minor branches, while

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has two a self-titled branches, both a main branch and one on Grand Avenue. Pacifica has two branches at Sanchez and Sharp Park. The remaining cities—

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, Atherton, Belmont,

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East Palo Alto East Palo Alto (abbreviated E.P.A.) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of East Palo Alto was 30,034. It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, roughly halfway between the cities of ...

Foster City Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valle ...

, Half Moon Bay,

Millbrae Millbrae is a city located in northern San Mateo County, California, United States. To its northeast is San Francisco International Airport, San Bruno is on its northwest, and Burlingame on its southeast. It is bordered by San Andreas Lake ...

, San Carlos,

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, and

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—have one location each.

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* * {{Authority control Libraries in San Mateo County, California

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Buildings and structures in San Mateo County, California

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1971 establishments in California

Member libraries

See also

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