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San Jose Public Library

Public library system in California, USA

Field	Value
library_name	San José Public Library
library_logo	San José Public Library (logo).jpg
country	United States
type	Public
established	1872
location	San Jose, California
num_branches	23
collection_size	2,101,721
annual_circulation	10.49 million items
pop_served	1,000,536
budget	$
director	Jill Bourne, City Librarian
website
references

The San José Public Library () is the public library system of San Jose, California, 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 San Jose State University. 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 475000 sqft of space with a capacity for 2 million volumes.

The city has 23 neighborhood branches including the Biblioteca Latinoamericana which specializes in Spanish language materials. The East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library, a Carnegie library opened in 1908, is the last Carnegie library in Santa Clara County still operating as a public library and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As the result of a bond measure 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
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

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References

"Facts and Awards".
[https://www.sjpl.org/spa La Biblioteca Pública de San José en Español]
[http://www.sjlibrary.org/history-king-library SJ Library MLK History page] (Mentions joint university/city status, collection size and uniqueness of project.)
[http://www.sjpl.org/locations Locations page at SJ Library site](See BL article for its references.)
[http://sjpl.org/facts San Jose Public Library – Facts & Awards] "In 2004, San Jose Public Library and San Jose State University Library were jointly named Library of the Year by the Library Journal."
"[http://www.sjpl.org/locations Locations & Hours -- System Map]." SJPL.org. Retrieved on January 16, 2013.

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