The Basic Korean Conversation Club has been going on for four months now in the King Library.
We are going to start the new 6 week session classes starting from May 8, 2013 in the King Library.

Learn practical Korean Conversation such as greetings, numbers, and food. Chat topics may include K-Pop, K-Drama, and K-Culture.

6 week session

Wednesdays 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

May 8, 15, 22, 29

June 5, 12

Study Room 390, 3rd Floor

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose

1-408-808-2397

Free Admission/ No Sign-up

• Video Clips for the First Korean Class in the King Library
• Lunar New Year and Korean "Seollal(설날)"
• Korean Research Databases
• South Korea Travel Information
• Wrap-up Party for the Basic Korean Conversation Club in the King Library
• Korean Alphabet System

San Jose Public Library eBook Collections:

• Korea Travel eBook

San Jose Public Library Collections:

• K-POP
• K-DRAMA
• Korean Language Learning Books
• Korean Language Learning Spoken-CDs
• Korean Language Learning Videos
• KIMCHI Cookbook
• BIBIMBAP Cookbook
• Korean Barbecue (BULGOGI and GALBI)
•  Korean CookBook

Do you want to see a real camel? Come on a journey to the Biblical city of Bethlehem. Be a part of history and witness the events that led up to the birth of Jesus Christ. See Joseph and Mary search the city for a place to stay, see the lowly shepherds get visited by an angel and then proclaim the good news, see the noble entry of the wise men and their entourage looking for the new born king. Enjoy the music, drama, lights, and exotic animals as you "Experience the Birth" as quoted on bethlehemsc.com.

Look at the Review on Yelp at Bethlehem.

Invite your friends through Facebook.

December 6 - 10, 2012

Thursday - Monday

Open from 6:30PM - 9:00PM

Five 30 minute Performances Nightly

Free Admission & Hot Drinks

Santa Clara First Baptist Church

3111 Benton Street, Santa Clara

Phone: (408) 241-7635

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 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

In this holiday season, do you want to travel to France?  You may want to walk to "champs-elysees" street, take pictures with Eiffel tower, and eat the French baguettes in Paris during this winter? There's a lot of good information to prepare for your trip to France. If you have no time and no money to go to France, do not worry about it. When you cook the gourmet French food at home, you can feel as if you are in France.

Bon appetit et Bon voyage!

San Jose Public Library Collections:

• French Food and Cook Books

• France Travel Books

• French Language Learning Books

You are always welcome to leave your comments after reading these books through "Reader Ratings and Reviews" or "Community Discussion Review" in our Library Catalog.

It’s time to start booking your summer holiday plans. Have you considered cruising? The thing I love most about cruising is the ability to visit multiple sites (even multiple countries!) in a short period of time without ever having to change your hotel room. You’re on a floating hotel! Just unpack once and your room floats from one fabulous city to the next as you relax on deck, play games, watch shows, and eat and drink to your heart’s content. Oh, yes, you can exercise, too.

San José Public Library offers books, travel guides, and DVDs on cruising for you to take advantage of. You can even use our databases to research the different cruise lines and ports of call so you can be sure to make the right decision for you and your family. You can cruise the ominous oceans, the stupendous seas, the rambling rivers or the cozy canals. So come on! Start researching your dream vacation today and you can be on your way to paradise this summer!

Two Maximum Access subscriptions for eBooks are now part of the Overdrive digital library, found on the SJPL Home Page under eMedia. "Maximum Access" means that the titles are not subject to "holds" but can be used by multiple users at the same time!  The first subscription is for some of the most current Lonely Planet Travel Books.  The second Max Access subscription is for the Disney Collection for Children and Teens.  This library includes children's and some teen titles that are only available via this subscription.  All Lonely Planet Maximum Access titles are available to read on Kindles, free Kindle apps or on eBook compatible comptuers and devices.  The Disney Collection is available as "interactive" books to be read on Windows and Mac computers.

 The two current Maximum Access Collections, Disney Collection for Children and Teens and Lonely Planet Travel Books, are now "showcased" on Overdrive as the first and second featured collections on Overdrive's Home Page, http://overdrive.sjlibrary.org/3B904027-4CBB-47BD-80AB-1652490A7B82/10/294/en/default.htm, so they will be easier to find.  They can also be searched on Overdrive by individual title or under a category, such as "Travel" or "Children's Fiction."  The Lonely Planet titles can also be accessed by searching in the catalog.