Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

Go to the 1st floor info desk and ask for the art tour booklet. There is hidden art in the building like tables made out of cars & the aisle that has the sound of turning pages when you walk by. Read more

Great children’s space! It’s HUGE and has many great toys (big squishy blocks, math magnets, computers for KIDS, play trucks and planes , etc.). Great for a 6 month old and a 18 month old ;-)

This is my second home! SJSU students are lucky to have such an amazing library ! It definitely gets crowded during Final exams weeks (open 24hours for students only).

I mostly spend my time on fourth floor because I can eat before class . But 7 and 8th are very quiet and offer great views

Check out the SJSU Student Learning and Research Commons, a student-only study space , on the first floor of the library adjacent to the Children’s Room. Show your Tower Card to enter.

Go to the 8th floor and look for the tourist-like telescope and spy the peregrine falcons atop city hall ; also chek out beethoven's hair in archives/special collections on 5th floor (how appropriate)

Amazing space adjacent to SJSU

Ask a librarian on the 2nd floor reference desk to show you how to get thousands of downloadable e-books and e-audiobooks for free from home with your library card (not to mention online magazines and

Not sure why everyone complains about homeless being here. It's a PUBLIC LIBRARY . The main branch at that. All are welcome here it doesn't belong to students.

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Change machine on the 1st floor and basement lower level next to the copy machines.

Library opens from 8am to 6pm Mon-Fri, 9am- 6pm on Sat and 1pm- 5pm on Sun in summer. SJSU student extended hours: 6pm-8pm Mon- Wed

Make sure they de-magnetize your books checked out from other libraries or you'll beep!

Good to know: the children's area doesn't open until 10am! Buuuu!

You are allowed to eat food on floors 1-4. They say it has to be snacks , covered food. Covered drinks are fine on all floors. not sure what policy they have on the lowel level LL.

Need as much silence as possible? Hit the 7th floor for the silent floor. (Why the silent floor is 7F and not 8F is beyond me, since 7F still has an open window into the noisy atrium.)

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Parking is hard to find. Had to meter park across the street next to a frat house and the max time was only 1 hour :-(

I love the views from 6 th floor...amazing...!!!

Great study place for any student .

Work on the 8th floor for great views of SJ and silence .

All types come here! Lol! If you've been here, then u know EXACTLY what I mean!!

Open late (for SJSU students ). Awesome views .

The best library I have ever seen

Plenty of rooms to get work done.

Everything

Feel free to nap between classed here, just don't poke some1 who is napping, it's all bad news bears .

Do your homework on the 8th floor nothing but breath taking views of downtown San Jose

Everyone takes all the good window seats 😒

Reserve books online! Audiobooks too!

Art tour ! Do it! Ask the front desk!

Free books . Free Internet. What more can you ask for?

Be sure to bring your own book bag.

Check out the Dia de los Muertos shrines on the Fourth floor !

All the creepy people looking up porno hang out in the basement .

Only open until 9pm Monday through Thursday for non-students. Used to be 10pm, but hours seem to have been cut this school year.

I did a whole interactive map on the hidden artwork throughout the library . Check the link to see it! Read more

Avoid the 4th floor if you can. Advice from an upd officer .

Please remember it isn't called silent for nothing.

Stay overnight during finals week!

Go to the Information Desk and ask for the Recolecciones Art brochure - then find the Underground Books .

Wifi here is hardly reliable.

getting into library

Don't ever expect the internet to work, that shit sucks.