Have you ever heard about Affordable Learning Solution Campaign?

The Affordable Learning Solutions Campaign promotes low-cost, high-quality alternatives to expensive textbooks as quoted on library.sjsu.edu/als.

Examples: Open Courseware Consortium, Open Academics, Open Educational Resources Center for California, Inkling, BookBoon, College Open Textbooks by Subject

San Jose Public Library has free classes and free study materials for learning languages.

Learning English Language

• ESL Conversational Club
• Partners in Reading
• Family Learning Center

Learning Korean Language

Learning Chinese Language

Learning Other Languages

Christmas Spectacular is a FREE Holiday Musical Production produced by Bethel Church of San Jose and is an event the entire family can enjoy! For 30 years, Bethel Church has been continuing living its dream of celebrating Christmas withthe neighbors and community.

This exciting musical production celebrates the fun, the joy, and the blessings of the Christmas season through exceptional live music, drama, dance, and multimedia.  Each year Bethel’s talented choir, orchestra, children’s choir & ensemble of actors and dancers create a fantastic, high caliber performance that’s become a must-see tradition for hundreds in our community.  Featuring a wide variety of music – from anthems and carols to seasonal pop and rock, old holiday classics, and new seasonal sounds. Christmas Spectacular offers something for everyone as quoted on christmasspectacular.org

Performance Schedule:
December 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16
Friday performances - 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday performances - 4:00pm & 7:30pm

Location: 

Bethel Church of San Jose
1201 S. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95128 

Doors open one hour before each performance for General Seating and Spanish translation is provided. (Spanish transmitters will be available in the Lobby)

San Jose Public Library Collections:

• Christmas Songs

• Christmas Movies

• Christmas History Books

Additional information:

• Holiday Free Events and Tickets sponsored by San Jose Public Library

• FM Radio Music Station for Christmas Songs: FM 96.5 (KOIT)

Have you ever wondered what the top ten adult fiction and non-fiction book titles are most frequently checked out each month from the San Jose Public Library? Well, here’s a selection from the top titles for November. I’ll post these monthly so you can see what your fellow library users are reading!

Have you ever tasted “Kimchi, a traditional fermented Korean dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings? It is Korea's national dish, and there are hundreds of varieties made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, scallion, or cucumber. Kimchi is also a main ingredient for many Korean dishes such as kimchi stew (김치찌개; kimchi jjigae), kimchi soup (김칫국; kimchiguk), and kimchi fried rice (김치볶음밥; kimchi bokkeumbap) as quoted on wikipedia.org.

You can find more information about Korean food and cook books in San Jose Public Library Collections.

If you have a chance to visit to Korea, stay not only in Seoul, but also in Jeju island (an island off the southern coast of South Korea, the island contains the natural World Heritage Site Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, called as "Island of the Gods” or "the Hawaii of Korea") and Gyeongju (a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea,  the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD), called as "the museum without walls.")

Among such historical treasures, Seokguram grotto, Bulguksa temple, Gyeongju Historic Areas and Yangdong Folk Village are designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO) as quoted on wikipedia.org.

You can check more information about South Korea Travel Guidebooks in San Jose Public Library Collections.

Additional information for Jeju Island and Gyeongju:

• Jeju Island History and Travel Information

• Jeju Island Images

• Gyeongju History and Travel Information

• Gyeongju Images

• Korea Travel Information

Learn Korean Language in San Jose Public Library

Korean Research Databases