The San José Public Library ( es, Biblioteca Pública de San José) is the public library system of

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, made up of 23 branch libraries spread across the city.

Organization

Its central library, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, is also the main library of the

San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...

. Built in 2003, King Library is the first joint use library in the United States shared by a major university as its only library and a large city as its main library. It has more than 1.6 million items. The building has nine floors that result in more than of space with a capacity for 2 million volumes. The city has 23 neighborhood branches including the Biblioteca Latinoamericana which specializes in

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materials. The

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, a Carnegie library opened in 1908, is the last Carnegie library in

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still operating as a public library and is listed in the

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. As the result of a

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passed in November 2000, a number of brand new or completely reconstructed branches have been completed and opened. The San Jose system (along with the university system) were jointly named as "Library of the Year" by ''

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'' in 2004.

Branches

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library (also known locally as the MLK Library or the King Library) is an 8-story public library and university library, located in downtown San Jose, California, which had its grand opening on August 16, 2003. , i ...

Locations & Hours -- System Map
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* {{Authority control Public libraries in California Government of San Jose, California Education in San Jose, California Organizations based in San Jose, California Libraries in Santa Clara County, California

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