About Us
The Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System (MOBAC) is a multi-type library consortium of 18 full members (public, academic and special) and several networking members in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties on the California Central Coast.
MOBAC began in 1969 as a public library cooperative and by 1985 had grown to include academic and special libraries as equal members in the organization. It is now one of 15 cooperative library systems in California and is funded in part by the State through the California Library Services Act and by fees collected from member libraries. In 2009, MOBAC joined the Pacific Library Partnership, a consolidation of several Northern California library systems.
The MOBAC libraries work together to share resources to improve library services to the residents of all the members’ jurisdictions. Library patrons pay no direct fees for use of MOBAC services.
MOBAC is governed by an Administrative Council composed of the director or liaison of each member. The Council meets regularly to set policy and direction for the system.
This website is provided for MOBAC member libraries and committees to share information and resources from a central location. Comments or problems with this website may be communicated to mobacinfo@plpinfo.org.
Governing Documents
Our Mission
MOBAC is a multi-type organization that develops and delivers information services to member libraries and other clients using the most effective methods; promotes sharing its members’ diverse resources; and plays a leadership role in developing innovative programs and in advocating for library services.
Our Values
All MOBAC members are unified in one core value: the library in each community – whether public, academic, or special – is essential to the quality and enjoyment of life in that community, and for creating an informed population, with free and equal access to information, and resources that are meaningful to the people they serve.
Member Libraries
| Acronym | Library | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| CAB | Cabrillo College Library | 6500 Soquel Drive, Building 1000, Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 479-6473 Fax: (831) 479-6500 |
| CSUMB | CSUMB | 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001 (831) 582-3733 Fax: (831) 582-3354 (Administration) Fax: (831) 582-3875 (ILL) |
| GAV | Gavilan College Library | 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., Gilroy, CA 95020 (408) 848-4809 Fax: (408) 846-4927 |
| HCL | Hartnell College Library | 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 755-6872 Fax: (831) 759-6084 |
| HML | Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel | P.O. Box 800, Carmel, CA 93921 (831) 624-4629 Fax: (831) 624-0407 |
| MCFL | Monterey County Free Libraries | Administrative Office 188 Seaside Circle, Marina, CA 93933 (831) 883-7573 Fax: (831) 883-7574 |
| MIIS | Middlebury Institute of International Studies Library | 425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 647-4133 Fax: (831) 647-3518 |
| MPC | Monterey Peninsula College Library | 980 Fremont Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940-4799 (831) 646-4095 Fax: (831) 645-1308 |
| MPL | Monterey Public Library | 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 646-3933 Fax: (831) 646-5618 |
| NPS | Naval Postgraduate School, Dudley Knox Library | 411 Dyer Road, Monterey CA 93943-5101 (831) 656-2341 Fax: (831) 656-2050 |
| PGR | Pacific Grove Public Library | 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (831) 648-5760 Fax: (831) 373-3268 TDD: (831) 648-5762 |
| SAL | Salinas Public Library | 110 W. San Luis Street, Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 758-7314 Fax: (831) 758-7336 |
| SBE | San Benito County Free Library | 470 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023 (831) 636-4107 Fax: (831) 636-4099 |
| SCZ | Santa Cruz Public Libraries | 117 Locust St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 427-7706 Fax: (831) 427-7720 |
| SJB | San Juan Bautista City Library | P.O. Box 1420 / 801 Second St., San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 (831) 623-4687 Fax: (831) 623-4701 |
| UCSC | University of California at Santa Cruz Library | 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (831) 459-4000 Fax: (831) 459-8206 |
| WAT | Watsonville Public Library | 275 Main Street, Suite 100, Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 768-3400 Fax: (831) 763-4015 TDD: (831) 763-4076 |