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  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library

  150 E. San Fernando Street
  San Jose, CA 95112

  Phone: 408-808-2000   |   Official Website

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  Street parking and garage parking are available at the Fourth Street Garage (across from the library on E. San Fernando Street).

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• • Upcoming Events

    02/15/12	Rae Armantrout, Poet - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Rae Armantrout, Poet - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library February 15, 2012 Rae Armantrout is the author of eleven books of poetry, including the forthcoming Money Shot, and the 2009 collection Versed, which received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her collection Next Life was a New York Times Notable Book of 2007. She is the recipient of awards from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and Professor of Poetry and Poetics at U.C. San Diego. This event takes place in...
    02/15/12	My Name is Bilal - Special Storytime, Silicon Valley Reads Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library My Name is Bilal - Special Storytime, Silicon Valley Reads Presented by Silicon Valley Reads at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library February 15, 2012 Dian Alyan of the Muslim Community Association will be the guest reader of My Name is Bilal by Asma Mobin-Uddin at the storytime for families. 2012 is the tenth year of the Silicon Valley Reads program, which is presented by the Santa Clara County Library, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, and the San Jose Public Library Foundation.
    02/25/12	My Name Is Bilal - Presentation by Author Asma Uddin, Silicon Valley Reads Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library My Name Is Bilal - Presentation by Author Asma Uddin, Silicon Valley Reads Presented by Silicon Valley Reads at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library February 25, 2012 Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, author of My Name is Bilal, discusses the themes of her book in an interactive presentation that also answers questions about Islam's beliefs and religious practices. 2012 is the tenth year of the Silicon Valley Reads program, which is presented by the Santa Clara County Library, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, and the San Jose Public Library Foundation.
    03/14/12	Great Originals on Originals... Two Fortepiano Trios by Beethoven and Conradin Kreutzer - First Wednesday Series Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Great Originals on Originals... Two Fortepiano Trios by Beethoven and Conradin Kreutzer - First Wednesday Series Presented by The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library March 14, 2012 Come and enjoy chamber music with Eric Hoeprich and David Goldblatt. Selections will include Beethoven's Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Fortepiano, op. 11 and Conradin Kreutzer's Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Fortepiano in E-flat Major.  Seating is limited, so please arrive early.
    03/16/12	Battle of the Bands Video Viewing Party - Teen Event Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Battle of the Bands Video Viewing Party - Teen Event Presented by San Jose Public Library System at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library March 16, 2012 The Battle of the Bands will be giving a prize to the band that submits the best video. Your vote matters! Only votes submitted by teens attending a viewing party will determine the winner. Come vote for your choice of the best Battle of the Bands video.
    03/21/12	Julie Scheeres, The 2012 Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Julie Scheeres, The 2012 Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library March 21, 2012 Julia Scheeres is the author of the bestselling memoir Jesus Land, which won the Alex Award from the American Library Association and the New Visions Nonfiction Book Award. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired News, and L.A. Weekly. Her second book, A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception and Survival at Jonestown, will be published in October. This event...
    04/04/12	Juan Felipe Herrera - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Juan Felipe Herrera - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library April 4, 2012 Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet, playwright, young-adult novelist and children's-book author, actor and performance troupe founder. Born in the farm town of Fowler, CA, he went on to earn graduate degrees from UCLA, Stanford, and the Iowa Writers Workshop. Author of twenty-eight books in various genres, and various musicals, Herrera has been awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the PEN USA and PEN Open Book Awards, and the International Latino Award...
    04/17/12	Geoffrey Wolff - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Geoffrey Wolff - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library April 17, 2012 Geoffrey Wolff is the author of six novels, including Providence and The Age of Consent; biographies of Harry Crosby, John O'Hara, and Joshua Slocum; and two memoirs, including The Duke of Deception, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the recipient of awards from the N.E.A., the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. A former book critic for The Washington Post, Wolff directed the Graduate Program in Writing at U.C. Irvine from...
    04/18/12	Geoffrey Wolff - In Conversation with Tobias Wolff Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Geoffrey Wolff - In Conversation with Tobias Wolff Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library April 18, 2012 Geoffrey Wolff is the author of six novels, including Providence and The Age of Consent; biographies of Harry Crosby, John O'Hara, and Joshua Slocum; and two memoirs, including The Duke of Deception, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the recipient of awards from the N.E.A., the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. A former book critic for The Washington Post, Wolff directed the Graduate Program in Writing at U.C. Irvine from...

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• Upcoming Events

  02/15/12	Rae Armantrout, Poet - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Rae Armantrout, Poet - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library February 15, 2012 Rae Armantrout is the author of eleven books of poetry, including the forthcoming Money Shot, and the 2009 collection Versed, which received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her collection Next Life was a New York Times Notable Book of 2007. She is the recipient of awards from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and Professor of Poetry and Poetics at U.C. San Diego. This event takes place in...
  02/15/12	My Name is Bilal - Special Storytime, Silicon Valley Reads Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library My Name is Bilal - Special Storytime, Silicon Valley Reads Presented by Silicon Valley Reads at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library February 15, 2012 Dian Alyan of the Muslim Community Association will be the guest reader of My Name is Bilal by Asma Mobin-Uddin at the storytime for families. 2012 is the tenth year of the Silicon Valley Reads program, which is presented by the Santa Clara County Library, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, and the San Jose Public Library Foundation.
  02/25/12	My Name Is Bilal - Presentation by Author Asma Uddin, Silicon Valley Reads Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library My Name Is Bilal - Presentation by Author Asma Uddin, Silicon Valley Reads Presented by Silicon Valley Reads at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library February 25, 2012 Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, author of My Name is Bilal, discusses the themes of her book in an interactive presentation that also answers questions about Islam's beliefs and religious practices. 2012 is the tenth year of the Silicon Valley Reads program, which is presented by the Santa Clara County Library, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, and the San Jose Public Library Foundation.
  03/14/12	Great Originals on Originals... Two Fortepiano Trios by Beethoven and Conradin Kreutzer - First Wednesday Series Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Great Originals on Originals... Two Fortepiano Trios by Beethoven and Conradin Kreutzer - First Wednesday Series Presented by The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library March 14, 2012 Come and enjoy chamber music with Eric Hoeprich and David Goldblatt. Selections will include Beethoven's Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Fortepiano, op. 11 and Conradin Kreutzer's Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Fortepiano in E-flat Major.  Seating is limited, so please arrive early.
  03/16/12	Battle of the Bands Video Viewing Party - Teen Event Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Battle of the Bands Video Viewing Party - Teen Event Presented by San Jose Public Library System at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library March 16, 2012 The Battle of the Bands will be giving a prize to the band that submits the best video. Your vote matters! Only votes submitted by teens attending a viewing party will determine the winner. Come vote for your choice of the best Battle of the Bands video.
  03/21/12	Julie Scheeres, The 2012 Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Julie Scheeres, The 2012 Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library March 21, 2012 Julia Scheeres is the author of the bestselling memoir Jesus Land, which won the Alex Award from the American Library Association and the New Visions Nonfiction Book Award. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired News, and L.A. Weekly. Her second book, A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception and Survival at Jonestown, will be published in October. This event...
  04/04/12	Juan Felipe Herrera - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Juan Felipe Herrera - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library April 4, 2012 Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet, playwright, young-adult novelist and children's-book author, actor and performance troupe founder. Born in the farm town of Fowler, CA, he went on to earn graduate degrees from UCLA, Stanford, and the Iowa Writers Workshop. Author of twenty-eight books in various genres, and various musicals, Herrera has been awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the PEN USA and PEN Open Book Awards, and the International Latino Award...
  04/17/12	Geoffrey Wolff - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Geoffrey Wolff - Reading and Book Signing Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library April 17, 2012 Geoffrey Wolff is the author of six novels, including Providence and The Age of Consent; biographies of Harry Crosby, John O'Hara, and Joshua Slocum; and two memoirs, including The Duke of Deception, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the recipient of awards from the N.E.A., the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. A former book critic for The Washington Post, Wolff directed the Graduate Program in Writing at U.C. Irvine from...
  04/18/12	Geoffrey Wolff - In Conversation with Tobias Wolff Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Geoffrey Wolff - In Conversation with Tobias Wolff Presented by Center for Literary Arts San Jose State University at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library April 18, 2012 Geoffrey Wolff is the author of six novels, including Providence and The Age of Consent; biographies of Harry Crosby, John O'Hara, and Joshua Slocum; and two memoirs, including The Duke of Deception, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the recipient of awards from the N.E.A., the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. A former book critic for The Washington Post, Wolff directed the Graduate Program in Writing at U.C. Irvine from...

Past
Events

• Past Events

  01/31/12	Verdi's La Traviata - Preview and Panel Discussion Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  01/13/12	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  01/05/12- 01/31/12	Paul Robeson... The History and The Legacy - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  01/05/12- 01/30/12	Manimal Kingdom... Human Influence on the Wild - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/17/11	Beethoven Birthday Bash - Open House and Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/11/11	The Arts Exchange Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/12/11	Silly Magic Show with Chiquy Boom Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/08/11	Camille Dungy, Poet - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/30/11	Poe's Masquerade Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/28/11- 11/26/11	Paperhouse - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/28/11- 12/21/11	America's Beethoven - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/20/11	Macbeth - Shakespeare on Tour Library Production Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/18/11	Dr. Sun At Liberty's Door - Documentary by Connie Young Yu Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/11/11	Melanie Rae Thon, Author - Reading and Book Signing (Litquake South Bay Event) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/09/11	Sun Yat-sen and the Three People’s Principles - Theatrical Performance Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/01/11- 12/30/11	Manimal Kingdom... Human Influence on the Wild - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/27/11	Celebration and Preservation... Our Role in Our Planet's Health Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/01/11- 09/29/11	A Chinese-American Odyssey Through Words and Images with Belle Yang - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/27/11- 08/28/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/30/11- 08/01/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/10/11- 08/27/11	Interpretations - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/08/11- 08/30/11	Music in the Park, Past and Present - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  06/25/11- 06/26/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  06/25/11	Magic Around the World by Phil Ackerly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  06/04/11	Only a Girl - Lian Gouw, Author Visit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  05/03/11	Louisa May Alcott... The Woman Behind Little Women - Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/30/11- 05/01/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/27/11	Sarah Shun-lien Bynum - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/21/11	Legacy of Poetry - Poetry Readings Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/06/11	Readings by Steinbeck Fellows Leah Griesmann and Julie Reynolds Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/02/11- 05/01/11	Una Storia Segreta - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/26/11- 03/27/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/09/11- 06/22/11	Clavichord to Fortepiano - Mini-Concert Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/06/11- 03/26/11	Miracles of Ink and Color - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/06/11- 03/26/11	100 Years... Winning the Vote in California - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/02/11	Music Critics in Conversation - First Wednesday Lecture Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  03/01/11	Music Appreciation for Children Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/26/11- 02/27/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/23/11	Jasmin Darznik - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/22/11- 06/30/11	Prodigy to Progeny... Beethoven as Pupil, Teacher, and Paradigm - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/16/11	The Role of Students in Advancing Civil Rights - Panel Discussion Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/12/11	Author Talk and Booksigning with Michelle Richmond - Silicon Valley Reads Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/10/11	Author Rebecca Solnit In Conversation with Malcolm Margolin Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/10/11- 12/15/11	King Library Docent Tours Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/08/11	Rebecca Solnit - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/08/11	Relevance of Dr. King's Letter from the Birmingham Jail to Churches Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/06/11- 02/26/11	Choices - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  02/05/11	Freedom March and Resource Fair Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  01/29/11- 01/30/11	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  01/14/11	Dr. King's Birthday Celebration Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  01/08/11	Argentine Tango - Slideshow and Demonstration Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/18/10- 12/19/10	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/16/10	Smokey the Bear - Storytime Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/11/10	Blazing a Path Beyond Beethoven - Concert and Lecture Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/11/10	PapaHugs - Music for Families Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/11/10	Beethoven Birthday Bash - Open House Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/01/10- 10/30/11	Family Story Time Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  12/01/10	Readings by 2010 Steinbeck Fellows L. Griesmann and J. Reynolds Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/20/10	The North Pole Review - Fratello Marionettes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/17/10	Growing Your Business in a Global World - SVCE Eminent Speaker Series Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/06/10	Diwali Celebration for Children and Families Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/05/10- 11/30/10	My Neighbors - Photography Exhibition by Joe Claus Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  11/02/10	Tosca - Preview and Lecture at the Library Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/27/10- 12/31/10	International Flag Display Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/23/10- 10/24/10	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/20/10- 10/21/10	Carl Phillips, Author - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/12/10	Rare Beatles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/06/10	Lan Samantha Chang, Author - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/06/10	Virtuoso... The Olga Samaroff Story - Film Screening and Discussion Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/06/10- 11/05/10	Day of the Dead 2010 - The Art of Remembrance Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  10/01/10- 10/31/10	Resolutions and Dissolutions - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/28/10	Eden Hunter - Skip Horack, Author Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/25/10- 09/26/10	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/25/10- 12/11/10	25 Treasures for 25 Years - 1985-2010 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/20/10	Mariachi 101 with Gil Sperry Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/15/10	Eric Puchner, Author - Reading and Book Signing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/01/10- 12/22/10	Clavichord to Fortepiano - Mini-Concert Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  09/01/10- 09/30/10	Photography by Richard B. Ressman - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/28/10- 08/29/10	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/25/10	Clavichord to Fortepiano - Mini-Concert Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/20/10	Hands On Art - Milk Carton Plant Pots Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/17/10	Free Tree Tour In Downtown San Jose Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/14/10	Anna Karenina (1948) - Screening and Discussion Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/13/10	Hands On Art - Painting with Dots Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/01/10- 08/30/10	Animals of the Bible - Exhibition Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  08/01/10- 08/31/10	Animals of the Bible Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/31/10- 08/01/10	Patio Book Sale Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/21/10	Soul Sanctuary - Film Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/18/10	Soul Sanctuary - Film Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/13/10	Soul Sanctuary - Film Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  07/08/10	Soul Sanctuary - Film Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  06/29/10	Soul Sanctuary - Film Screening Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  06/19/10	Iranian-American Writers Honor Colleagues Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  05/11/10	In the Shadow of the Cypress - Thomas Steinbeck, Author, Reads from New Novel Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  05/06/10- 11/18/10	Spanish-English Bilingual Story Time Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  05/03/10- 06/21/10	The Journey to Powerful Job Search Skills Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  05/03/10- 11/29/10	Preschool Story Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/28/10	Lunch Hour Tree Tour in Downtown San Jose Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/28/10	Travel Writer Tim Cahill - Reading and Booksigning Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
  04/28/10	A Conversation with Travel Writer Tim Cahill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library