Local History Room

Our Local History room contains a wealth of resources related to Los Gatos history, including books, articles, pamphlets, and more. History room access and assistance is unavailable during this time of sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to see you soon, once things are safer.

Local History Resources

Discover Los(t) Gatos Mobile App-- available from the Apple iTunes store or Google Play Store for Android devices. Enjoy a unique perspective on Los Gatos with our free series of self-guided historical walking tours. Search for "Discover LOST Gatos" in your app store.

Books

Find and reserve books about Los Gatos history in our catalog.

Online Research

Use our E-Resources to research Los Gatos history.

Collection Donations:

We welcome donations to our local history collection. To donate to our Local History collection, please make an appointment with Grace Song, the Local History Collection supervisor.
We cannot accept items for the local history collection without an appointment.

Please call the adult reference desk: 408-354-6896 or email Grace directly at gsong@losgatosca.gov to make an appointment.

Los Gatos Library History Collection - Collection Development Guidelines

Volunteering

See our volunteer announcement for more information.

Los Gatos Library Local History Newsletter

As of December 2017, the online newsletter is currently not active, but the archives are available below.

This e-published newsletter was created by a dedicated group of library volunteers. Each issue includes:

short sketches of Los Gatos history
unique historical images from our online images gallery

Duplication Policies

Photos and documents in the Library's Local History collection may be duplicated (photocopied, scanned, or photographed) depending on the item and copyright restrictions. Please see our policies for duplication, for private use and commercial use: