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Palo Alto City Library
Palo Alto, CA
Address:
1213 Newell Road
Palo Alto,
California
94303-2999
United States
County: Santa Clara 
Phone: 650-329-2436
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Palo Alto City Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Palo Alto City Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 285,934 volumes. The library circulates 1,084,134 items per year. The library serves a population of 65,544 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Gayathri Kanth .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
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| Service Population | 65,544 | Residents |
| Collection size | 285,934 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 1,084,134 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Sierra | 2015 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1985 |
| Discovery Interface | BiblioCore | 2017 |
| Digital Collection Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Web Content Management | BiblioWeb | |
| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | Bibliotheca | |
| RFID Tag Type | HF | |
| Self-Check | 3M SelfCheck System Model 8420 | |
| Automated Materials Handling | EnvisionWare Modular Sorter | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Sierra.
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 10991 |
| OCLC Symbol | pap |
| NCES FSCSKEY | CA0091 |
| NCES LIBID | M687.001 |
Record History: This listing was created on Mar 8, 2004 and was last modified on Oct 24, 2025.
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