History of the Milpitas Library

In 1983, the Milpitas Library moved into its beautiful building located in the Town Center. Prior to that time, the library was made up of three small branches located in the old Community Center on Main Street and in two storefronts on Dixon Landing Road and Dempsey Road.

After years of politicking and petitioning, a group of library supporters convinced Santa Clara County to provide library service to Milpitas. Service consisting of a few bookmobile stops began in 1955. In 1958, the Civic Center Branch opened in the old Milpitas Grammar School on Main street, which also housed the Milpitas City Hall and other city offices.

The Calaveras Branch opened in 1962 in the Fiesta Shopping Center on Dempsey Road. Three storefronts were combined to make Calaveras the central library in Milpitas.

The Sunnyhills Branch in a small shopping center on Dixon Landing Road was opened in 1966 in response to steady growth.

As Milpitas grew, so did the demand for comprehensive library.

Using redevelopment funds, a new library was built in the city hall complex. It opened March 1, 1983 with 80,000 books, a community room and a larger professional staff in a 19,500 square foot building.

The library continues to grow. Patrons are offered an online public access catalog, online databases, Internet access and the ability to access the catalog and their library records from home computers. There are now over 220,000 books, CD's, videocassettes, talking books, and DVD's available for loan to patrons.

Come and visit an exciting, dynamic library.

40 N Milpitas Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 262-1171