The Mountain View History Center houses information about Mountain View's past. We collect and preserve books, maps, photographs, directories, newspapers, school yearbooks, and other materials pertaining to Mountain View's heritage. We display artifacts that reflect both the changing and enduring natures of the area once known as The Valley of the Heart’s Delight. The collection is owned jointly by the Library and the Mountain View Historical Association.
The Mountain View Public Library's digital collection at California Revealed consists of texts, still images, and audio recordings from the 1850s to 2000s. The collection includes many oral history interviews, as well as photographs of residents and landmarks of Mountain View and Santa Clara County.