Your Biblioteca Latinoamericana will be Upgraded!
The San José Public Library's Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch is seeking input from the Washington-Guadalupe residents and businesses as it prepares to improve the library building and enhance the experience of every visitor and library member.
We look forward to sharing exciting updates with you on this page as plans develop. Stay tuned for more!
What We Heard
We thank those who joined us at our first Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch Library Building Improvement Project Meeting on March 9, 2024, and at our second meeting on May 18, 2024.
First Event: March 9, 2024
Second Event: May 18, 2024
Digital Media Toolkit
Access our digital media toolkit to help spread the word about the Biblioteca Latinoamericana Improvement Project with your friends, family, colleagues, and community! The toolkit includes copy and graphics for social media, and flyers in English and Spanish.
History of Biblioteca Latinoamericana
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SJPL Awarded $8.7 Million for Improvements at 9 Branches
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SJPL Awarded $8.7 Million for Improvements at 9 Branches
April 1976
Biblioteca Latinoamericana becomes affiliated with San José Public Library and opens in a facility provided by Sacred Heart Church as a result of a grant from the California State Library.
December 1976
Biblioteca Latinoamericana moves to a new facility in the former Woodrow Wilson, Jr. High School cafeteria.
November 1999
Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch moves to its current location on South First St.
September 2022
San José Public Library (SJPL) was awarded $8.7 million from the California State Library Building Forward Infrastructure Grant. The funding will be used to address capital improvement projects at nine SJPL branch libraries over the course of four years. The Biblioteca Latinoamericana Branch, which opened in 1999, will receive $3.6 million to support existing improvement plans.
March 2024
City Staff and Architects ask for community input on the Biblioteca Latinoamericana's refresh with a kickoff event
