How to Use Your Card/Access Your Account
If you have any trouble signing up or navigating the website, please contact Ms. Lewis-Lockhart or Mr. Ballesteros.
Your Student Library Card gives you access to hundreds of thousands of e-media, this includes eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, news, movies, and music. Check out the tabs to the right for more options.
Note: You can find the entire SJPL catalog, including print books here. You can search across the entire catalog to see all formats a particular title can be found in. With certain titles, even an eBook is unavailable in one format, it may be still available in another. See example in screenshots below.
Discover & Go offers San José Public Library members access to free or reduced price tickets to California museums and attraction. Check out the list of venues and reserve your passes today!
The original intent of a Seed Library is simply to keep seeds in the hands of the people. Here at the Berryessa Seed Library, we want to encourage our community to learn more about how to grow, harvest, and save seeds.
The Library is proud to work towards transforming and building community through knowledge and information around equity issues through our cultural programs and collection of books and resources.
TeenHQ is the teen center headquarters located at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in downtown San José. It is a place designed exclusively by and for teens in middle and high school. This teen dream hub provides the best environment for innovation to flourish. At TeenHQ, you can be you!
The San José Public Library is committed to creating affirming and welcoming spaces for all members of our community. Through our programs and collections we celebrate LGBTQ+ voices and members in our community.
Seed libraries are a place where communities receive seeds for free or a small fee. The SJPL Almaden Branch Seed Library offers seeds to the public for free. Seed libraries are created in response to climate change, loss of seed integrity, and to preserve genetic diversity.
Seed libraries are a place where communities receive seeds for free or a small fee. The SJPL Vineland Branch Seed Library offers seeds to the public for free. Seed libraries are created in response to climate change, loss of seed integrity, and to preserve genetic diversity.
The Gamer Lounge is your place to come in, hang out with your friends and play some video games. We’ll have weekly gaming programs and regular tournaments to test your skills against your friends and the local librarians.
SJ Engage is San José Public Library's virtual volunteer opportunity for teens to learn about social action and civic engagement within their communities.