Los Altos Public Library

Los Altos, United States

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The library provides free access to informational, educational, and recreational materials and services.

History

Established in 1964.

Los Altos was a sleepy village in July of 1914, but the residents did love to read. C.E. Minor, a Los Altos land agent, made the County a proposal it couldn’t turn down. For $ 5 a month, he would open and run a library with 50 books in his land office at First and Main streets. In 1964 the library was built on the present Civic Center site, and in 1975 bonds were passed for expansion of the Main Library and construction of Woodland Library in south Los Altos.

By the early 1980’s state and county budgetary constraints had led to reduction of hours and service at both libraries. In 1985 the community passed a 5-​year tax for restoring library services.

The citizens of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills obviously still love to read, as did those in 1914, and they still vigorously support their libraries.