About Us:

The San Mateo County Library is a Joint Powers Authority comprised of the cities of Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, and Woodside, as well as unincorporated areas of the County represented by the County of San Mateo. These eleven cities and the County govern the Library though a joint exercise of powers (JPA) over library services.

Our small to medium sized libraries specialize in meeting the individual needs of each community as well as offering popular and current interest materials and opening the world of information to each user.