Santa Cruz Public Library

Santa Cruz Public Library has its main branch at the corner of Church Street and Center Street in Santa Cruz. The building existing in 2024 was constructed in 1968, replacing a 1904 structure.

• The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), page 56.

In addition to book holdings, the library includes multiple other types of local history information, much of it available online:

• Local History Articles
• Local News Index
• Photograph Collection
• Postcard Collection
• Historical Newspaper Index
• Remembering Our Own: Santa Cruz Veterans
• Santa Cruz Homes and Gardens
• Map Collection (only a list linked to individual map descriptions is online)
• Special Collections (only a list linked to individual collection descriptions is online)