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Public libraries in California

186 public libraries in California, 15th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Los Angeles Public LibraryLos AngelesLos Angeles424
La County LibraryDowneyLos Angeles269
San Francisco Public LibrarySan FranciscoSan Francisco234
San Diego Public LibrarySan DiegoSan Diego130.5
Orange County Public LibrariesSanta AnaOrange116
Santa Clara County LibraryCampbellSanta Clara107.34
San Jose Public LibrarySan JoseSanta Clara93.8
Oakland Public LibraryOaklandAlameda93.09
San Diego County LibrarySan DiegoSan Diego90
Contra Costa County LibraryMartinezContra Costa86.2
Sonoma County LibraryRohnert ParkSonoma84.5
Glendale Library, Arts & CultureGlendaleLos Angeles66.5
San Mateo County LibrariesSan MateoSan Mateo56.5
Sacramento Public LibrarySacramentoSacramento53
Alameda County LibraryFremontAlameda50.15
Long Beach Public LibraryLong BeachLos Angeles45.5
Solano County LibraryFairfieldSolano45
Fresno County Public LibraryFresnoFresno42
Berkeley Public LibraryBerkeleyAlameda39.35
Marin County Free LibrarySan RafaelMarin35
Anaheim Public LibraryAnaheimOrange33.75
Riverside County Library SystemJurupa ValleyRiverside32
San Bernardino County LibrarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino31
Santa Cruz Public LibrariesSanta CruzSanta Cruz29
Santa Monica Public LibrarySanta MonicaLos Angeles26.97
Stockton-San Joaquin County Public LibraryStocktonSan Joaquin26
Carlsbad City LibraryCarlsbadSan Diego25.78
Monterey County Free LibrariesMarinaMonterey23
Palo Alto City LibraryPalo AltoSanta Clara23
Santa Clarita Public LibrarySanta ClaritaLos Angeles23
San Mateo Public LibrarySan MateoSan Mateo22
Pasadena Public LibraryPasadenaLos Angeles20.5
Mountain View Public LibraryMountain ViewSanta Clara20.16
Burbank Public LibraryBurbankLos Angeles20.11
Palos Verdes Library DistrictRolling Hills EstateLos Angeles20
Santa Clara City LibrarySanta ClaraSanta Clara20
Yolo County LibraryWoodlandYolo19.32
Sunnyvale Public LibrarySunnyvaleSanta Clara19.18
San Luis Obispo City-County LibrarySan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo19
Santa Ana Public LibrarySanta AnaOrange18
Thousand Oaks LibraryThousand OaksVentura17.63
Salinas Public LibrarySalinasMonterey17.5
Stanislaus County Free LibraryModestoStanislaus17.23
Ontario City LibraryOntarioSan Bernardino17
Santa Barbara Public LibrarySanta BarbaraSanta Barbara17
Torrance Public LibraryTorranceLos Angeles17
Oceanside Public LibraryOceansideSan Diego15.85
South San Francisco Public LibrarySouth San FranciscoSan Mateo15.06
San Leandro Public LibrarySan LeandroAlameda15.03
Huntington Beach Public LibraryHuntington BeachOrange15
Newport Beach Public LibraryNewport BeachOrange15
Redwood City Public LibraryRedwood CitySan Mateo14.53
Hayward Public LibraryHaywardAlameda14.25
Shasta Public LibrariesReddingShasta14.18
Alhambra Civic Center LibraryAlhambraLos Angeles14
Beverly Hills Public LibraryBeverly HillsLos Angeles14
Orange Public LibraryOrangeOrange14
Rancho Cucamonga Public LibraryRancho CucamongaSan Bernardino14
Ventura County LibraryVenturaVentura14
Burlingame Public LibraryBurlingameSan Mateo13.95
Chula Vista Public LibraryChula VistaSan Diego13.44
Livermore Public LibraryLivermoreAlameda13
Placer County LibraryAuburnPlacer13
Pleasanton Public LibraryPleasantonAlameda13
Richmond Public LibraryRichmondContra Costa13
Whittier Public LibraryWhittierLos Angeles12.43
Oxnard Public LibraryOxnardVentura12.12
Fullerton Public LibraryFullertonOrange12
Riverside Public LibraryRiversideRiverside12
Yorba Linda Public LibraryYorba LindaOrange12
Alameda Free LibraryAlamedaAlameda11.73
Mill Valley Public LibraryMill ValleyMarin11.7
Monrovia Public LibraryMonroviaLos Angeles11.65
Mission Viejo LibraryMission ViejoOrange11.6
Arcadia Public LibraryArcadiaLos Angeles11.5
Mendocino County LibraryUkiahMendocino11
Napa County LibraryNapaNapa11
San Rafael Public LibrarySan RafaelMarin11
Tulare County Free LibraryVisaliaTulare11
Belvedere-Tiburon LibraryTiburonMarin10.5
Altadena Library DistrictAltadenaLos Angeles10
Redondo Beach Public LibraryRedondo BeachLos Angeles10
Santa Maria Public LibrarySanta MariaSanta Barbara10
Sutter County LibraryYuba CitySutter10
Placentia Library DistrictPlacentiaOrange9.25
Corona Public LibraryCoronaRiverside9
Inglewood Public LibraryInglewoodLos Angeles9
Kern County LibraryBakersfieldKern9
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer LibraryMonterey ParkLos Angeles9
Nevada County LibraryNevada CityNevada9
Rancho Mirage Public LibraryRancho MirageRiverside9
Tulare Public LibraryTulareTulare9
Watsonville Public LibraryWatsonvilleSanta Cruz9
Coronado Public LibraryCoronadoSan Diego8.75
South Pasadena Public LibrarySouth PasadenaLos Angeles8.75
Beaumont Library DistrictBeaumontRiverside8.3
Daly City Public LibraryDaly CitySan Mateo8.25
Butte County LibraryOrovilleButte8
Escondido Public LibraryEscondidoSan Diego8
Menlo Park Public LibraryMenlo ParkSan Mateo7.95
Humboldt County LibraryEurekaHumboldt7.7
Inyo County Free LibraryIndependenceInyo7.67
Glendora Library & Cultural CenterGlendoraLos Angeles7.11
Merced County LibraryMercedMerced7
Palm Springs Public LibraryPalm SpringsRiverside6.5
Buena Park Library DistrictBuena ParkOrange6
Camarillo Public LibraryCamarilloVentura6
Cerritos Public LibraryCerritosLos Angeles6
El Dorado County LibraryPlacervilleEl Dorado6
Los Gatos LibraryLos GatosSanta Clara6
Murrieta Public LibraryMurrietaRiverside6
Benicia Public LibraryBeniciaSolano5.83
Roseville Public LibraryRosevillePlacer5.75
Calabasas City LibraryCalabasasLos Angeles5
Colusa County Free LibraryColusaColusa5
Harrison Memorial LibraryCarmelMonterey5
National City Public LibraryNational CitySan Diego5
Paso Robles City LibraryPaso RoblesSan Luis Obispo5
Santa Fe Springs City LibrarySanta Fe SpringsLos Angeles5
Simi Valley Public LibrarySimi ValleyVentura5
Woodland Public LibraryWoodlandYolo5
Monterey Public LibraryMontereyMonterey4.97
San Bruno Public LibrarySan BrunoSan Mateo4.77
Crowell Public LibrarySan MarinoLos Angeles4.72
San Benito County Free LibraryHollisterSan Benito4.3
Azusa City LibraryAzusaLos Angeles4
El Segundo Public LibraryEl SegundoLos Angeles4
Kings County LibraryHanfordKings4
Lompoc Public LibraryLompocSanta Barbara4
Madera County LibraryMaderaMadera4
San Bernardino Public LibrarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino4
St. Helena Public LibrarySt. HelenaNapa4
Tehama County LibraryRed BluffTehama4
Sierra Madre Public LibrarySierra MadreLos Angeles3.9
City of Commerce Public LibraryCommerceLos Angeles3.5
San Anselmo Public LibrarySan AnselmoMarin3.26
A. K. Smiley Public LibraryRedlandsSan Bernardino3
Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library DistrictSanta PaulaVentura3
Downey City LibraryDowneyLos Angeles3
Folsom Public LibraryFolsomSacramento3
Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley LibrariesGoletaSanta Barbara3
Larkspur Public LibraryLarkspurMarin3
Moorpark City LibraryMoorparkVentura3
Moreno Valley Public LibraryMoreno ValleyRiverside3
Palmdale City LibraryPalmdaleLos Angeles3
Sausalito Public LibrarySausalitoMarin3
Tuolumne County LibrarySonoraTuolumne3
Pacific Grove Public LibraryPacific GroveMonterey2.75
Pomona Public LibraryPomonaLos Angeles2.25
Carpinteria Community LibraryCarpinteriaSanta Barbara2
Coalinga-Huron Library DistrictCoalingaFresno2
Colton Public LibraryColtonSan Bernardino2
Hemet Public LibraryHemetRiverside2
Lincoln Public LibraryLincolnPlacer2
Lodi Public LibraryLodiSan Joaquin2
Loomis Library & Community Learning CenterLoomisPlacer2
Signal Hill Public LibrarySignal HillLos Angeles2
Siskiyou County Free LibraryYrekaSiskiyou2
Upland Public LibraryUplandSan Bernardino2
Victorville City LibraryVictorvilleSan Bernardino2
Covina Public LibraryCovinaLos Angeles1.49
Del Norte County Library DistrictCrescent CityDel Norte1.06
Alpine County Library/ArchivesMarkleevilleAlpine1
Amador County LibraryJacksonAmador1
Banning Library DistrictBanningRiverside1
Brawley Public LibraryBrawleyImperial1
Calaveras County LibrarySan AndreasCalaveras1
Camarena Memorial Public LibraryCalexicoImperial1
El Centro Public LibraryEl CentroImperial1
Imperial County LibraryEl CentroImperial1
Imperial Public LibraryImperialImperial1
Irwindale Public LibraryIrwindaleLos Angeles1
Lake County LibraryLakeportLake1
Mariposa County LibraryMariposaMariposa1
Modoc County LibraryAlturasModoc1
Mono County Free LibraryMammoth LakesMono1
Plumas County LibraryQuincyPlumas1
Porterville Public LibraryPortervilleTulare1
Trinity County Free LibraryWeavervilleTrinity1
Willows Public LibraryWillowsGlenn1
Yuba County LibraryMarysvilleYuba1
Palo Verde Valley Library DistrictBlytheRiverside0.88
Lassen Library DistrictSusanvilleLassen0.51
Orland Free LibraryOrlandGlenn0.5
Shafter LibraryShafterKern0.2
San Juan Bautista City LibrarySan Juan BautistaSan Benito0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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