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Cupertino Library

A lending library in Cupertino started with donations of the book collections of Elizabeth Lowe Watson and Mary Tinkham Dixon.

A lending library in Cupertino started with donations of the book collections of Elizabeth Lowe Watson and Mary Tinkham Dixon. Mrs Dixon formed the West Side Book Club which charged a small membership fee and was originally located in her home. Soon it was moved to the Cupertino Store at the Crossroads and the name was changed to the Cupertino Book Club. It then became the Cupertino Free Library under the Santa Clara County free library system. A proper library with its own building was finally opened in December 1960...