San Jose Mercury News (SJMN) aka Mercury News is the most popular newspaper in the city of San Jose, California. Although the newspaper had been through many developments and changes, the Mercury News is still the most popular daily publication in the City. The newspaper covers many popular sections including local, national, international news, commentary and editorials. The newspaper has many other popular sections including; business, sports, and unique sections. In addition of reading the daily Mercury News many users enjoy researching and locating family and local history information. The daily newspaper is available everyday at all SJPL branches. Moreover, San Jose Public Library provides many formats of the SJMN. In particular, at the Dr Martin Luther King Jr. library, there are the microfilm holdings for the SJMN since1861, and users can view, print, or save in their own USB flash drives using the microfilm machines 

-San Jose Public Library Holdings for SJMN

-San Jose Mercury News is available on the Web

-Remotely and with your SJPL Library card you’ll be able to access all the SJMN full text articles 1985-present

-San Jose Mercury News Clipping File Index is available at the Dr Martin Luther King Jr. library

How to search or locate obituaries using library resources?

If you are researching obituaries in Bay Area or Silicon Valley, you have a variety of selected resources at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and in the Web. Here are some useful resources from the library and Internet resources:

- San Jose Mercury News Website

- San Jose Mercury News Microfilm

- San Francisco Chronicle Website

- San Francisco Chronicle Microfilm

- Santa Clara County, California Obituaries

- Santa Clara Country Library

- SVLS System Reference Center