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The official page of San José State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. San José State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Library supports the University’s guiding principles of Spartan Pride, Unbounded Learning, Helping and Caring, Agility through Technology, and 21st Century Spaces by facilitating student learning and success, faculty teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement and creative uses of technology.

06/04/2026

Notice: The SJSU King Library is closed for the rest of the day.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this situation. Updates will be shared as they become available.

Thank you for your cooperation.

06/03/2026

🎉 What an outstanding day of learning, collaboration, and connection at the 2026 CSU Libraries Conference on June 2, 2026! tiny.sjsu.edu/csu-libraries

❤️ 600+ CSU registrants
🌎 200+ external registrants
🫶 10 amazing sponsors
🎤 60+ total sessions
🪩 12 SJSU presenters 💛💙

💫 Whether virtually, as a group at your home library, or at one of our host libraries (Fullerton and East Bay), that you for showing up and getting involved! 🤝

💌 For those who wish to revisit the content, the conference agenda, complete with session descriptions, is still available on our website. Recordings should be available soon! ⏲️

🎉Thank you to CSU Council of Library Deans (COLD), the planning committee, presenters, and volunteers, and big kudos to Michael Stephens for starting us off with his opening remarks and encouraging us with the timeless message about the important role libraries play in creating community. 😎

Thank you to all who attended and supported your colleagues. Finally, a big thank you to our sponsors for their generous support. 👏

🪩Platinum: Sage
🎙️Silver: Clarivate | EBSCO | Elsevier
🥁Supporter: CARL | IEEE | JSTOR | Katina/Annual Reviews | SPIE

This conference was truly a testament to the strength of our CSU Libraries. 💪

If you attended, let us know by sharing your favorite emoji! 📚💬

06/01/2026

🧭Learn library best practices and clock some professional development tomorrow during the CSU Libraries Conference, June 2nd, 2026 from 9:15 - 4 p.m. 💫

🫶ALL CSU Libraries are participating and ALL sessions will be virtual via Zoom. Register and pick the sessions that peak your curiosity. Open to ALL! We are a very inclusive bunch!
tiny.sjsu.edu/csu-libraries 🫶

To 🤖AI to 🦓Class Z - there will be over 🤩 60 opportunities (presentations, lightning talks, poster sessions, discussions, workshops) to learn something inspiring and new! Learn from peers and leave with new ideas and connections to make it happen! 😎

Join 12 of SJSU's amazing SJSU King Library's librarians and staff members share their 🌎 pearls of wisdom on AI, community outreach, social media learning lessons, predatory journals and more! 👀

🚨Don't miss your opportunity to start the summer fresh while building community to be prepared for the next semester! 🪩

🔗Register, check out the schedule and see our amazing sponsors that help make this transformational conference happen. ❤️ libraries.calstate.edu/conference/

05/27/2026

Congratulations to San José State University Director of Special Collections and Archives, Craig S. Simpson, for his newly published book, "Television Is Where You Find It" (Rutgers University Press 2026), a critical study examining feature filmmakers who worked in television between 1955 and 1990.

Through ten compelling case studies featuring directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Orson Welles, Ida Lupino, Melvin Van Peebles, and Martin Scorsese, Simpson explores how these filmmakers transformed the language of television through innovation, artistry, and cinematic vision.

Film scholar James Naremore praised the book as “a rare joy—informative, critically important, and pleasurable.”

05/26/2026

🚨Calling all library or information professionals! 🚨

All are welcome to join us virtually for the 2026 CSU Libraries Conference!🫶

RSVP at tiny.sjsu.edu/buildcommunity

This year’s theme, Building Community, brings together library faculty, staff, and colleagues from across the CSU system for a day of sharing ideas, connecting with one another, and highlighting the incredible work happening across our campuses.

🎤Sessions will cover topics including AI and emerging technologies, makerspaces, archives and preservation, outreach and student success, collaborative projects, and more — with presentations, panels, lightning talks, workshops, and poster sessions offered throughout the day.

🪩We hope you’ll join us online and be part of the conversation! Be sure to register by 5/29.

Special thanks to our conference sponsors for helping make this event possible 💙

05/22/2026

You may recognize our graduating 📱Social Media Student Assistant, Debbie 26' Communication Studies from our social media page and events she's covered.📽️ Now, we cover her time here at our King Library.

"I've always wanted to work in a space where I can be creative but also collaborate with people I can bounce off ideas from! I feel like going from customer service and care giving jobs to social media was a huge jump but I felt absolutely welcomed and encouraged to explore with my ideas."🤔💭

Through all the content she's been a part of, there are definitely some that have resonated with her more than others. "One of my favorite reels that I collaborated on with Alex was on a trend I was really hoping to do and didn't think we would get around to was the 'We're the MLK Library, of course we have....' and it segued into some of the unique things I wanted to show of our library! Other ones I had a lot of fun collaborating on was our Halloween reel🎃 and one where we gave people a glimpse into some of Mel Chin's art that are scattered around our library! I hope people learned a lot from them and enjoyed watching the content as much as I had fun making them!"🤗

🎊Congratulations Debbie! Thank you for connecting current and former Spartans to what our King Library has to offer! We hope to see you around and we look forward to what's in store for you beyond!💙💛

📸Photographer : .peters.media

05/20/2026

Designs don't pop out of thin air🌬️, a lot of them pop out of the collaborative mind of our graduating Graphic Design & Communications Student Assistant, Anna 26' BFA Graphic Design and onto the SWAG, boards, flyers, and posts we all know and love.💙

Anna, being someone who has worked with a team, has been able to collaborate and really dive into what working with different creative minds💭 like herself where she states, "I learned a lot about the importance of community and culture. I got to contribute my work to so many events led by people from different backgrounds, and being able to help bring them to life was really inspiring. It showed me how meaningful it is to bring people together and celebrate our diverse communities."🤗

As you've seen Anna's work shine🌟 through our library floors and social media pages, there are some projects that spoke to her more than others. "My favorite project I worked on at the King Library was the promotional designs for 2026 Black History Month. Visually, it felt the most exciting to me, but it was also interesting to research different historical and cultural figures to thoughtfully curate who to include. It made the process both creative and educational in a fun way."👩‍💻

🎊Congratulations Anna! We loved having you on our team and although we will miss you, are excited to see your work continue to shine throughout your creative future!💛

To see more of her work as she grows and connects to broader audiences, be sure to visit below!⬇️
✨Portfolio website: https://spragueanna.com/
✨Design instagram:

📸Photographer : .peters.media

05/19/2026

That's a wrap!📸

A full school year condensed into one reel isn't possible with the amount of memories💭 and events we had here at our King Library, but here are some of our favorite highlights bundled into a time capsule that will reminds us of the mark we've all made!🤩

We hope you take your journey beyond SJSU and continue to nurture the curiosity and discoveries we strive to support throughout our Spartans and beyond!💫 Through our quiet study spaces🤫, collaborative spaces🤝, welcoming events👐, and quirky art🖼️ hidden throughout our floors, we always strive to continue being the absolute hub of all your needs here on campus.

🥳Congrats to our graduating Spartans🎓, and a see you later to our continuing Spartans along with a huge welcome hug🤗 to our incoming Spartans! This is only the beginning!💙💛

What has been your favorite memory?🤔

05/14/2026

Ever wanted to be part of a team that brings ideas within the King Library to life through a collaborative space with other like-minded people?🤓

Now you can!🫵 Through our King Library employment website linked below, you are able to find job openings as a current student, intern, or if you're a graduated Spartan!🎓

So what are you waiting for?🤔 Apply now to be part of a collaborative space where ideas are nurtured and curiosity is encouraged within your King Library, so be sure to hurry!🏃‍♀️ Positions are limited and go fast, but don't worry if you miss it! Any new updates will be posted on the employment website as available spots open up!🙌

https://library.sjsu.edu/employment

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