Jill Bourne

Libraries as the Heart of the Literacy Solution Presenter:

Jill Bourne City Librarian, San José Public Library (SJPL), Library Journal‘s 2017 Librarian of the Year

San José Public Library ORGANIZATION Department of the City of San José $54M Annual Budget 24 Library Buildings 10 Fleet of Vehicles 700 Knowledgeable Staff 22,000 Visits/Day 44,000 Items Borrowed/Day

San José Public Library Facilities:

ASSETS

450,000 square foot Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library with SJSU 23 branch libraries – community rooms, study rooms, labs, cafés

Information resources: 2.4 million physical items 600k online subscription resources, including ebooks & media

Technology: 1500 public access computers (tablets, laptops) Industry standard peripherals and software Internet connectivity (10 Gbps at MLK; 1 Gbps per branch)

EARLY LITERACY

GRADUATION RATES

READING @ 3rd GRADE

WORKFORCE ABLE

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