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==Public libraries== [[File:San Mateo library, 3rd Avenue (50230072128).jpg|thumb|right|San Mateo Public Library, Main building (2020)]] The City of San Mateo operates one central (Main) and two branch (Hillsdale and Marina) libraries within the city; all three are part of the [[Peninsula Library System]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?nid=514 |title=Library Locations & Hours |publisher=City of San Mateo |access-date=October 6, 2009}}</ref> The newest Main Library building, at 55 West 3rd Avenue near [[Central Park (San Mateo)|Central Park]] in downtown, opened in 2006 after residents passed a $35 million bond measure; the remaining funds came from state ($20 M) and private sources ($10 M).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/pla/content/publications/publiclibraries/pastissues/septoct08.pdf |title=San Mateo Main Library Meets LEED Gold Standard |date=September–October 2008 |magazine=Public Libraries |page=8 |publisher=American Library Association |issn=0163-5506 |volume=47 |number=5 |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> It was designed by [[EHDD]]. Upon opening, the three-story, {{convert|93,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} building earned numerous design awards and was LEED-certified NC Gold. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide abundant natural light. The technologically advanced building is modeled after a retail bookstore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archrecord.construction.com/projects/bts/archives/libraries/08_SanMateo/ |title=San Mateo Public Library |website=Architecture Record |publisher=McGraw-Hill Construction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320165729/http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/bts/archives/libraries/08_SanMateo/ |archive-date=March 20, 2013 |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=2013-07-21}}</ref> The first public library in San Mateo was organized in 1883, and a building named Library Hall was completed in 1885, sharing the structure with other municipal uses.<ref name=LibraryHistory/> The library moved to a dedicated [[Carnegie library]] building in 1907 at 129 2nd Avenue, the northwest corner with San Mateo Drive, one year after the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]] damaged Library Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1v19q6nj/ |title=Library Hall roof damage due to 1906 earthquake |date=1906 |website=Online Archive of California |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> The Hillsdale and Marina branches opened in 1957 and 1966, respectively.<ref name=LibraryHistory/> The Carnegie building was torn down in 1969<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt2p30234f/ |title=Carnegie Public Library Building Being Razed |date=1969 |website=Online Archive of California |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> after a new library building designed by William Garwood was dedicated on December 15, 1968 at the present-day location on 3rd.<ref name=LibraryHistory>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/544/History-of-the-Library |title=History of the Library |website=City of San Mateo |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> The Garwood-designed building was expanded in 1983<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8c6027wn/ |title=San Mateo Public Library - New addition |first=Joseph |last=Sherman |date=May 1983 |website=Online Archive of California |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> and was closed and demolished in 2003 to clear the land for the present building, which opened on August 27, 2006.<ref name=LibraryHistory/>
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