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150 E. San Fernando St.
San José, CA 95112
(408) 808-2000
Hours Effective January 25 - May 22, 2012
King Library Events 
King Library News
You Can Meet Buzz and Woody!
Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 22
King Library, Children's Room
Bring your camera and take a photo with a star from
Disney Pixars Toy Story 3.
Don't forget you can still donate a new children's book to the Partners in Reading Family Literacy Program's Book Drive "Together We Read." Book drive ends Friday, Feb. 25.
Donate a new book at your local branch library and receive one FREE ticket to Disney on Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3. One ticket per family, while supplies last.
Why donate to the Partners in Reading book drive?
Only 1 out of every 300 children from low-income families own a book. Help local families start their own home library and create the joy of reading as a family. Reading helps expand imagination, builds knowledge, it's cool, fun and exciting. Most importantly, reading takes you To Infinity ... and Beyond!
Fun Activities for the Family!
Disney on Ice representative will also present a special Make your own Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head! Storytime/Craft program at three locations.
- Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 11:30 a.m. at Evergreen Branch Library
- Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 3:30 p.m. at Tully Community Branch Library
- Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. at Edenvale Branch Library
Thank you for supporting Partners in Reading's Book Drive!
You might be thinking that you are barely getting by paying your monthly bills and have no way to save for retirement. The fact is that you cannot put off preparing for retirement any longer, the more time you have to put money aside, the more comfortable you will be in your retirement. If you have no idea how to get started in preparing for retirement, good news, Financial Planning Association Pro Bono is visiting the King Library on Wednesday, February 29 @ 6:30pm to help you.
Founding gardeners: the revolutionary generation, nature, and the shaping of the American nation / Andrea Wulf.
Did you know that Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison, the first four presidents of the United States, were passionate gardeners, botanists and farmers, and, on social occasions, often preferred talking about these topics rather than politics? In Founding Gardeners, Andrea Wulf argues that the agricultural interests of the founding fathers played a major, but now forgotten, role in the development of the United States.
In this C-Span presentation, Andrea Wulf speaks at the home of 18th century botanist, John Bartram, whose garden was visited by many delegates of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
Local legend tells us that Sarah Winchester was a woman obessed. Was she consumed with the need to do what the spirits told her, or was she just misunderstood? Here are some books that you can read to make up your own mind about what you think Sarah Winchester and her Mystery House was all about...
"The Inscrutable Mrs. Winchester and Her Mysterious Mansion" attempts to dispell some of the myths surrounding her and gives insight on the facts that rarely come to light.
"Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester heiress to the rifle fortune" gives an overview of of Sarah Winchester's life and attempts to demystify her as the notorious eccentric history has made her out to be.
Was she really trying to stave off the ghosts? Did she really believe that non-stop construction would confuse the spirits? Or is it possible that Sarah Winchester was really a loving, caring woman who mourned the loss of her husband and infant daughter, and just wanted to be left alone? Maybe we'll never know, but the great thing about this mystery is you get to decide!
For more information about local history, you can also visit our California Room and it's Digital Collections.
Hopefully, you have used Reference USA in the past and it has been useful in locating target business information and business contacts. Now, there is a new component to Reference USA, a consumer/ lifestyles search. You can find consumer contact information based on lifestyle interests such as cooking, apparel, pets and more. This would be a great way to make direct mail contact lists and target potential customers in your area. In addition to limiting by area and zip codes, you can also search by census data on income and home value. This is really a nice, new powerful addition to Reference USA and I hope it is useful for all you business owners out there.
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