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Menlo Park (/ ˈ m ɛ n l oʊ / MEN-loh) is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States.It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; and Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to the west.
The San Mateo County Libraries (SMCL), formerly San Mateo County Library, is a public library system and Joint Powers Authority headquartered in San Mateo, California. [5] Its motto is "Open for Exploration". It is a member of the Peninsula Library System. It serves the smaller cities of San Mateo County who do not have a city library.
At the beginning of her career Minudri worked at a series of public libraries in Northern California, including at Menlo Park Public Library from 1959 to 1962, Santa Clara Library from 1962 to 1968, and as the assistant county librarian of Alameda County Library from 1972 to 1977. [2]
To the north are Ravenswood Point and the western end of the Dumbarton Bridge in Menlo Park. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km 2 ), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2 ) of it (4.11%) is water.
The Menlo Park City School District is a public school district in the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily serving the communities of Menlo Park and Atherton. [2] Through the Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program the district allows 24 students from Ravenswood City School District to attend MPCSD schools.
Kepler's Books and Magazines is an independent bookstore in Menlo Park, California. It was founded on May 14, 1955 by Roy Kepler, a peace activist who had endured multiple internments as a conscientious objector during World War II. [1] Kepler previously had worked as a staff member of radio station KPFA, listener-supported and based in ...
In April 1980, he was appointed mayor by the City Council, the first African-American to hold the office in Menlo Park [1] [12] since its incorporation in 1927, [13] succeeding Douglas Dupen. [14] In November 1982, he won re-election to the City Council [ 15 ] and was named mayor again by the council in December 1983.
West Menlo Park is a census-designated place and an Unincorporated community in San Mateo County, California, located between the majority of City of Menlo Park, the Town of Atherton, the Sharon Heights neighborhood of Menlo Park and Stanford University (in Santa Clara County). As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 3,930.