The San José Public Library ( es, Biblioteca Pública de San José) is the public library system of
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...
, 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) sy ...
. 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
Spanish language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in th ...
materials. The
East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library, a
Carnegie library opened in 1908, is the last Carnegie library in
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259, as of the 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring San Benito County together f ...
still operating as a public library and is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
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. As the result of a
bond measure
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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 ''
Library Journal'' 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
" SJPL.org. Retrieved on January 16, 2013.
* Almaden
* Alviso
* Dr. Roberto Cruz – Alum Rock
* Bascom
* Berryessa
* Biblioteca Latinoamericana
* Cambrian
* Calabazas
* East S.J. Carnegie
* Educational Park
* Edenvale
* Evergreen
* Hillview
* Joyce Ellington
* Mt. Pleasant
* Pearl Avenue
* Rose Garden
* Santa Teresa
* Seven Trees
* Tully Community
* Village Square
* Vineland
* Willow Glen
* West Valley
File:Dr. Robert Cruz Alum Rock Branch (51143654619) (cropped).jpg, Alum Rock Branch
File:2008-0817-SJSU-MLKlib.jpg, 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 ...
File:Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch (51143652824).jpg, Biblioteca Latinoamericana
FIle:Village Square Branch Library (51143103353).jpg, Evergreen Village Square Branch
File:Bascom Branch Library (51143978440).jpg, Bascom Branch
File:Berryessa Branch Library (51142878231).jpg, Berryessa Branch
File:Joyce Ellington Branch (51143986705).jpg, Joyce Ellington Branch
File:Cambrian Branch (51142880281) (cropped).jpg, Cambrian Branch
File:Willow Glen Library exterior. (2732997844).jpg, Willow Glen Branch
File:Seven Trees Branch (51142887736).jpg, Seven Trees
File:Vineland Branch Library (51143663094).jpg, Vineland Branch
File:Santa Teresa Branch (51143101923).jpg, Santa Teresa Branch
File:Rose Garden Branch (51142886321).jpg, Rose Garden
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Branch
File:East San Jose Carnegie Branch (51143984430).jpg, East San José Carnegie Branch
See also
* Santa Clara County Library District
The Santa Clara County Library District is a public library system headquartered in Campbell, California. The library serves the communities and cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morg ...
References
External links
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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