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Our Library is for everyone. We are a free resource that helps our community connect, create, and learn.
Address
585 Franklin St.
Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone
650-903-6887
Questions?
Contact Us
Website
Library.MountainView.gov
Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m.
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- The Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
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We are excited to announce that we will soon launch our new catalog, Vega Discover!
Vega Discover will become available for you to explore starting Monday, June 16. Keep an eye out for a special newsletter that will provide more information, including highlights of its features.
Reading List: Please note that our current catalog will phase out on Monday, June 30. If you created a reading list in the current catalog, download it following this simple procedure before then.
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Summer Reading has just begun! Sign up everyone in your family to read, discover, and earn rewards throughout the summer. Readers of all ages from babies to adults are welcome to participate.
Launch your summer festivities by joining us at a special event this month. All events are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.
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Monday, June 9: Summer Reading will kick off with an all-ages extravaganza in Pioneer Park. Enjoy lawn games, frozen treats, and music featuring an interactive performance by the Rhythm Builders.
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Saturday, June 14: Bring your team spirit and sharp eyes for a jigsaw showdown like no other. Race against other teams to complete the same puzzle in a friendly, fast-paced competition. Expect plenty of laughs, a little pressure, and tons of fun for puzzlers of all ages.
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Monday, June 16: Explore rainforests of the world with Wildmind. Children will see unusual, wondrous live animals while learning to better understand the tropical rainforest and its plants, wildlife, and people.
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Wednesdays, June 11, 18 & 25: Enhance your acting abilities in Stage Skills Studio, a three week series designed for developing actors ages 9-12. Play acting games, learn stage terminology, get comfortable making big acting choices, and prepare a monologue for auditions.
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Wednesdays, June 11 & 25: Travel the world through art! Drop in each week to make colorful, hands-on projects inspired by different countries and cultures—no passport needed. Perfect for creative school-aged kids.
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Fridays, June 13, 20 & 27: Get ready to tinker, build, explore, and create. Join us for STEAM Fridays, a drop-in program full of hands-on activities that spark curiosity and creativity. Whether you're a budding scientist, an imaginative engineer, or an artistic innovator, there’s something for everyone to discover.
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Saturday, June 28: Set out on a top secret mission with Super Drea and her puppet accomplice in a participatory circus comedy show full of hilarious magic tricks, silly sound effects, mime, and juggling. Positive messaging about imagination, patience, and that it is okay to make mistakes are woven throughout the show.
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Local History of Women's Suffrage |
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Join us on Tuesday, June 24 for an exclusive local history talk on women's suffrage in Mountain View presented by Mountain View Historical Association president, Pamela Baird. Attendees will learn about the courageous, local women whose efforts helped pass an amendment to California's state constitution granting women the right to vote in 1911, nine years before the 19th Amendment enfranchised women nationally. This talk will present research gathered from the Mountain View Register-Leader newspapers at the Mountain View History Center, City archives, and other online sources.
Want to learn more about Mountain View history? Visit our History Center on the second floor during our open hours every Tuesday from 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. We collect, preserve, and display books, maps, photographs, directories, newspapers, school yearbooks, and other materials pertaining to Mountain View's heritage. Contact us to arrange a class tour that highlights the history of our city and our agricultural past.
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Attendees enjoyed a fascinating talk about the rich multicultural history of San Jose Japantown, one of three remaining Japantowns in the nation, presented by local artist, photographer, and author of San Jose Japantown: A Journey, Curt Fukuda.
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Participants got a close-up look at succulents with Master Gardener Laura Westley, who discussed the varieties of succulents and how to care for them. Westley also provided a demonstration on how to refresh an existing succulent container after everything has grown out.
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In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, residents attended a special two-part local history talk highlighting the longstanding presence and contributions of Filipino communities in the Bay Area presented by Mel Orpilla and Robert V. Ragsac, Sr. from the Filipino American National Historical Society.
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Residents spent a lively afternoon in Pioneer Park with the FivePlay Jazz Quintet, where all enjoyed an outdoor performance featuring original music and creative improvisation raging from driving modal jazz to Brazilian and Latin grooves to atmospheric misterioso.
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Attendees practiced making strokes and characters in a Chinese calligraphy workshop presented by Jojo Liu in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
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- Tuesday, June 3: Focus Cafe.
- Tuesday, June 3: Create a Resume That Gets Results.
- Wednesday, June 4: Extinctopedia–A Discovery of What We Have Lost, What is at Risk, and What To Do About it with Smithsonian Scientists.
- Wednesdays, June 4, 11, 18 & 25: ESL Conversation Club.
- Thursday, June 5: Stuffed Animal Sleepover.
- Friday, June 6: Pages and Paws Reading Buddy.
- Monday, June 9: Summer Reading Program Kick-Off.
- Tuesdays, June 10, 17 & 24: Summer Outdoor Storytime.
- Tuesday, June 10: Explore Unexpected Twists and Turns with Bestselling Author Lisa Jewell.
- Tuesday, June 10: The Monarch Butterfly Crisis: What's Happening and How You Can Help.
- Wednesdays, June 11, 18 & 25: Stage Skills Studio.
- Wednesdays, June 11 & 25: Art Around the World.
- Wednesday, June 11: Ukulele Jam: Sing and Play Along.
- Wednesday, June 11: Bilingual Storytime: Mandarin/English.
- Thursdays, June 12 & 26: Magical Bridge Storytime.
- Fridays, June 13, 20 & 27: STEAM Fridays.
- Saturday, June 14: Puzzle Palooza.
- Monday, June 16: Wildmind Science Learning.
- Saturday, June 21: Drop-in Bike Clinic.
- Saturday, June 21: Air-Dry Clay Workshop.
- Monday, June 23: Teen Dungeons and Dragons.
- Tuesday, June 24: Living the Otter Life with Katherine Applegate (3rd-6th Grade).
- Tuesday, June 24: Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage in Mountain View.
- Wednesday, June 25: Color Snack: Watercolors with Volta Voloshin-Smith.
- Thursday, June 26: Super Smash Bros. Tournament.
- Saturday, June 28: Super You! Circus Comedy.
- Saturday, June 28: Lunar Octet Performance.
- Saturday, June 28: Author Talk with D.L. Taylor.
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Whether you're in the Library to read an eMagazine on Flipster, enrich your skills through LinkedIn Learning, catch up on the most recent issue of the Economist on PressReader, or stream the latest episode of your favorite show on Kanopy, access to our wide array of Digital Library resources requires you to have a device with enough battery power. To help ensure that your phone or tablet remains fully charged, use one of our new, convenient wireless charging pads at select locations throughout the Library.
Have a MagSafe or Qi enabled device? You can now find quick, seamless power at one of the study carrels on the second floor, or by borrowing a charger at the second-floor information desk. With this simple addition, we hope all will enjoy barrier-free access to our online resources.
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