San Jose, California

=== Libraries ===
{{main|San José Public Library}}
[[File:2008-0817-SJSU-MLKlib.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library]] is the single largest library building in the [[Western United States]].]]
The [[San José Public Library]] system is unique in that the [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library]] combines the collections of the city's system with the San Jose State University main library. In 2003, construction of the library, which now holds more than 1.6&nbsp;million items, was the largest single library construction project west of the Mississippi, with eight floors that result in more than {{cvt|475000|sqft|m2}} of space with a capacity for 2&nbsp;million volumes.<ref>[http://www.sjlibrary.org/history-king-library SJ Library MLK History of the King Library] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929185904/http://www.sjlibrary.org/history-king-library |date=September 29, 2013 }} (Mentions joint university/city status, collection size and size of construction project.)</ref>

The city has 23 neighborhood branches including the ''Biblioteca Latinoamericana'' ('Latin American Library') which specializes in Spanish language works.<ref>[http://www.sjpl.org/locations Locations page at SJ Library site] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928075739/http://www.sjpl.org/locations |date=September 28, 2013 }} (See BL article for its references.)</ref> 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 yet-to-be-named brand new Southeast Branch is also planned, bringing the bond library project to its completion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sjlibrary.org/about/sjpl/bond/index.htm |title=Bond Projects for Branch Libraries page at the SJ Library site |publisher=Sjlibrary.org |access-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613044713/http://sjlibrary.org/about/sjpl/bond/index.htm |archive-date=June 13, 2010 }}</ref>

The San Jose system (along with the university system) were jointly named as "Library of the Year" by ''[[Library Journal]]'' in 2004.<ref>[http://www.sanjoseca.gov/cityManager/pdf/AnnualReport03-04.pdf San Jose 2003–2004 Annual Report] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514145814/http://www.sanjoseca.gov/cityManager/pdf/AnnualReport03-04.pdf |date=May 14, 2012 }} "In 2004, San José Public Library and San José State University Library were jointly named Library of the Year by the Library Journal."</ref>