California Library Directory

The information in the directories is drawn from annual reports submitted by California's public and county law libraries. The public library files are updated monthly.

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  • CA Public Library Directory (PDF 401 KB) - This file contains location and service information for public main and branch libraries in California. Use to locate direct library services. (Updated 09/21/2017)
  • CA Public Library Headquarters Directory (PDF 168 KB) – This file contains information about public library administrative headquarters. Not all locations provide direct library service. (Updated 09/21/2017)
  • CA Public Library Map (location and contact information for public main and branch libraries in California.
  • Library Mail List (txt 51 KB) – A tab delimited text file of public library administrative headquarters mailing addresses, can be used with word processors as the source of a mail merge for labels and form letters. (Updated 09/21/2017)

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