Miss Ora Regnart (standing at left), Miss Stella Huntington (standing at right), and Miss Elizabeth Stevens (seated at typewriter) in 1916.
Miss Stella Huntington was appointed as the first County Librarian (1914-1925). To begin operations, she purchased a typewriter, dictionary, and a desk with two chairs. In the first year of service the collection consisted of “6,127 books and reached a circulation of 49,048.” (San Jose Mercury News, June 28, 1934)