How You Connected Online
Hey, San José! In 2024, millions of visits to our library website helped you explore resources, learn something new, and discover what was happening at your library. Let's take a closer look at the highlights from your year online.
By the Numbers
- 🌎 Website Visits: Over 5 million!
- 🔍 Catalog Searches: Over 3.5 million!
- 📊 Most popular pages:
- Room Reservations: Your go-to place for booking spaces.
- Locations and Events: Making it easy to plan visits to our 25 locations.
- eResources: Favorites included free access to daily newspapers (San Jose Mercury News, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal) and our popular California State Park Passes.
Favorite Blog Posts
- ☀️ The Longest Day of the Year: Summer Solstice 2024
- 🕶️ Free Solar Eclipse Glasses
- 🧾 2024 Tax Help at San José Public Libraries
- 🏕 Visit Santa Clara County Parks for FREE
- 👻 Halloween Booktacular Giveaway 2024
Highlights You Discovered
In 2024, we introduced exciting new services, resources, and upgrades:
- ✅ No More Late Fines: Borrowing became easier. Items returned after July 1, 2024, no longer have late fines.
- 🛜 Faster Computers & Wi-Fi: 450 new computers and upgraded Wi-Fi at our locations.
- 🤖 New Digital Skills Topics & More Language Options: 2 new AI courses from Digital Skill Building Pathways, plus more digital skills courses available in Spanish and Vietnamese.
- 📚 New Collections:
- MakeMake: Interactive eBooks and comics for kids and teens in Spanish.
- Georgian Book Collection: A new language collection to explore.
- 🎞️ Retro Tech Is Back: Returning after a 4-year hiatus, this free service helps you convert VHS tapes, cassettes, photos, and more into digital formats.
- 🏀 Golden State Warriors Library Card: Released our newest library card design, so you can show your love for reading and the game.
- 🏕️ County Park Passes: Launched free passes to explore local parks, with more to come in 2025.
- 💼 Community Resources for Job Seekers: We launched a resource to simplify job searching. Browse partners by the help you need or connect with our SJPL Works staff for expert guidance.
Events You Checked Out Online
Our event listings saw over 1.2 million views! Here are the three you seemed most excited about:
- 🐾 Little Explorers Petting Zoo at West Valley Branch
- 🎃 Trunk-or-Treat at Educational Park Branch
- ⚽ Storytime with Bay Area's Bay FC Soccer Players at Joyce Ellington Branch
Looking Ahead: Your 2025 To-Do List
Make the most of your library next year:
- ⚙️ Review Your Account:
- Update your settings, account preferences, and privacy options.
- Adjust your Shelves and Activity Feed privacy settings.
- Decide if you'd like to enable or disable your Borrowing History.
- Need help? Visit or contact us—we're here for you.
- 📱Follow Us: Stay connected on our socials.
- 📨 Sign Up for Our Newsletters: Be the first to know about upcoming resources and events.
Thank You for Being Part of Our 2024!
Whether you visited us on your phone, computer, or in person, you made this year special. We're excited to share even more with you in 2025!
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