Library Hours & Location
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Mountain View Public Library
585 Franklin Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
(650) 903-6887
Hours of operation
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Monday to Thursday |
10:00 am - 9:00 pm |
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Friday and Saturday |
10:00 am - 6:00 pm |
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Sunday |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Library Holidays & Closures 2020
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New Year's Day 2020 |
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 and Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Monday, January 20 |
| Presidents' Day |
Monday, February 17 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 12 |
| Memorial Day |
Monday, May 25 |
| Independence Day |
Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 |
| Labor Day |
Monday, September 7 |
| Veterans Day |
Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving |
Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 |
| Christmas Day |
Thursday, December 24; Friday, December 25; and Saturday, December 26
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| New Year's Day 2021 |
Thursday, December 31, 2020; Friday, January 1, 2021; and Saturday, January 2, 2021 |
Directions to the Library
From 85 North
- Take El Camino Real North exit
- Follow El Camino Real until you reach Castro Street
- Right turn on Castro Street
- Left on Mercy Street
- The Library is on Franklin Street, between Mercy and Church Streets
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From 101 North
- Take the Shoreline Boulevard exit
- Right on Shoreline Blvd.
- Left on California Street
- Right on Franklin Street
- The Library is on Franklin Street, between Mercy and Church Streets
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From 101 South
- Take the Shoreline Boulevard exit
- Right turn on Shoreline Blvd (which will lead you back over 101)
- Left turn on California Street
- Right turn on Franklin Street
- The Library is on Franklin Street, between Mercy and Church Streets
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From 237
- 237 becomes Grant Road when it intersects with El Camino Real
- Right turn at El Camino Real
- Right on Castro Street
- Left on Mercy Street
- The Library is on Franklin Street, between Mercy and Church Streets
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From 280
- Take 85 North exit
- Take the El Camino Real North exit
- Right turn on Castro Street
- Left turn on Mercy Street
- The Library is on Franklin Street, between Mercy and Church Streets
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Public Transportation
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Plan your Trip with 511.org |
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Nearby VTA Bus Stops
- Castro St. & Mercy St.: VTA 51, VTA 52, and Mountain View Community Shuttle
- Villa St. & Franklin St.: VTA 40
- California St. & Bryant St.: VTA 21
- El Camino & Castro St.: VTA 22 and VTA 522
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| VTA Light Rail: Orange Line (Mountain View - Alum Rock) |
| Caltrain Mountain View |
Where to Park
| Franklin St. Lot adjacent to the Library |
| Underground parking beneath the Library on Mercy St. |
| Mercy St. Lot between Franklin St. and Bryant St. |
| NOTE: Sunday Farmers' Market will be held in Parking Lot 12 (Mercy St. and Bryant St.) on Sunday Levi's Stadium event days. |
| City of Mountain View: How Do I Find Parking? |
Biking to the Library
