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Coverage of Sunday Hours
- 10/14/22 Univision: New Sunday Hours Coverage
- 10/5/22 Local News Matters: SJ libraries reach ‘significant milestone’ with more than half of branches open Sundays
- 10/5/22 The Mercury News: San Jose celebrates adding Sunday hours at public library branches
- 10/3/22 Sing Tao Daily: 聖荷西市立圖書館 十六分館七天開放
- 10/3/22 Sing Tao Daily: 聖荷西市立圖書館 十六分館七天開放
- 10/2/22 SFGate: Sunday Afternoon Roundup - For the first time in San Jose Public Library's history, more than half of the city' public libraries are open to patrons on Sundays.
- 9/30/22 KTSF 26: 聖荷西公共圖書館逾半以上分館週日將開放給公眾（視頻）
- 9/29/22 SFGate: Library To Expand Service To Sundays At 16 Branches
- 9/29/22 NewsBreak: San Public Library Expands Service Days to Include Sundays at 16 Branch Libraries
- 10/12/22 CBS Bay Area: San Jose library program helps working mom earn her high school diploma decades later
- 9/19/22 San José Spotlight: San Jose libraries to upgrade facilities with state funds
- 8/12/22 Univision: Back-to-School Resources
- 8/10/22 SJ Today: 5 creative spaces around San Jose, CA
- 8/5/22 Telemundo: Bibliotecas de San José ofrece clases gratuitas de codificación para niñas (Coding 5K Summer Coding Camp)
- 8/2/22 SJ Today: San Jose’s East Side Dreams exhibit
- 7/12/22 La Oferta: Filling a Hole in History: “East Side Dreams- The Untold Story of East San José”
- 7/12/22 The Mercury News: ‘East Side Dreams’ fills in decades of San Jose history *
- 7/6/22 San José Spotlight: Eastside Dreams: Highlighting the history of East San Jose
- 4/16/22 Univision 14: ¿Tienes una credencial de la biblioteca? Puedes entrar gratis a estos parques estatales de California
- 8/2/21 San José Spotlight: San Jose City Hall reopens, in-person meetings resume
- 4/16/21 News for Chinese: SJ Aspires助力貧困學生圓大學夢
- 4/15/21 KPIX CBS 5: San Jose Launches ‘SJ Aspires’ College Tuition Assistance Program For 700 Students
- 4/15/21 The Mercury News: Developers, tech companies pour millions of dollars into San Jose’s new college scholarship program *
- 9/3/20 GlobeSt: Grants Transform Underutilized Spaces in Libraries
- 7/16/20 San Jose Water: San Jose Water Makes Donation to San Jose Aspires
- 6/26/20 The Mercury News: Libraries shift focus under COVID-19 restrictions *
- 6/26/20 San José Spotlight: San Jose libraries face $1 million budget cut
Coverage of SJ Access
Press Conference for SJ Access held Monday, August 3, 2020
- 10/24/22 San Jose Inside: San Jose Expands Free Wi-Fi to Two More Neighborhoods
- 10/24/22 KALW News: Wi-Fi program expands Internet Service in San Jose
- 10/23/22 SF Gate: City Expands Free Community Wi-Fi Network
- 7/13/21 San José Spotlight: San Jose, school districts push for digital equity
- 7/2/21 San Jose Inside: Adobe Foundation Donates $250K to Help Close Digital Divide
- 4/30/21 Sing Tao Daily: 聖荷西公共圖書館 有平板電腦可出借
- 4/29/21 San Jose Inside: Chromebooks, iPads Ready For Checkout at SJ Public Library
- 4/29/21 KALW 91.7 FM: New Computers And Mobile Hotspots Available For Checkout At San Jose Libraries
- 4/28/21 SFBay: San Jose libraries offer residents Chromebooks, iPads, Wi-Fi hotspots for checkout
- 10/13/20 SFGate: City Touts Efforts To Close Digital Divide Since Shelter Orders Started
- 10/9/20 KTVU Fox 2: Slow internet stresses distance learning, how San Jose is helping
- 9/30/20 The Mercury News: Check out hotspots *
- 8/31/20 Marketplace: Remote learning leaves schools with a problem: how to get everyone online
- 8/11/20 Center for Digital Education: California County Donates $7.1M to Close Tech, Digital Divide
- 8/10/20 KRON 4: Funding distance learning technology in Santa Clara County school districts
- 8/7/20 World Journal: 因應網課增設上萬熱點 聖荷西攜手AT&T加快市內網速
- 8/7/20 NBC Bay Area: Santa Clara County Providing $7.1 Million to Bridge Digital Divide Amid Distance Learning
- 8/4/20 Broadband Breakfast: San Jose makes 11,000 Wi-Fi hotspots available for students
- 8/4/20 Patch: San Jose, AT&T Invest In Free Internet Access For Students
- 8/4/20 Silicon Valley Business Journal: Student aid for Internet access
- 8/4/20 Sing Tao Daily: 聖荷西市政商合作 提供免費上網服務
- 8/4/20 Telemundo 48: La Nueva Normalidad: Trabajan para cerrar brecha digital
- 8/4/20 Library Journal - Twitter
- 8/3/20 KPIX CBS 5: San Jose, AT&T Partner To Give Free Mobile Hotspots To Students With No Internet Access
- 8/3/20 KGO ABC 7: San Jose to provide high speed internet access to thousands of students ahead of upcoming school year
- 8/3/20 KRON 4: San Jose, AT&T to provide 11,000 hotspots to help students with distance learning
- 8/3/20 Yahoo News: SJ to provide high speed internet access for thousands of students
- 8/3/20 The Mercury News: AT&T to provide 11,000 hotspots to San Jose students without internet *
- 8/3/20 NBC Bay Area: Santa Clara County Providing $7.1 Million to Bridge Digital Divide Amid Distance Learning
- 8/3/20 NBC Bay Area: San Jose to Provide 11,000 WiFi Hotspots for Residents and Students
- 8/3/20 NBC Bay Area: San Jose to Provide 11,000 Hotspots to Address Digital Divide During Pandemic
- 8/3/20 San José Spotlight: San Jose, AT&T invest in free internet access for students
- 8/3/20 KTVU FOX 2: San Jose announces public/private partnership to connect students to the internet
- 8/3/20 AXIOS: San Jose makes 11,000 WiFi hotspots available for students
- 8/3/20 News Break: San Jose makes 11,000 WiFi hotspots available for students
- 8/3/20 State Scoop: San Jose to distribute 11,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to students this year
- 8/3/20 Republic World: San Jose Makes 11,000 WiFi Hotspots Available For Students: Report
- 8/3/20 San Jose Inside: San Jose, AT&T Provide 4G Hotspots for Distance Learning
- 6/24/20 SFGate: SJ: Lawmakers Extend Eviction Moratoriums, Expand Wi-Fi-Hotspots
- 5/5/20 San José Spotlight: San Jose approves plan to expand internet access to all students
- 8/28/20 The Mercury News: San Jose community briefs for the week of Aug. 28 *
- 6/30/20 The Mercury News: San Jose community briefs for the week of July 3 *
- 6/18/20 KQED: San Francisco Libraries Still Closed As Their Staff Work on COVID-19 Front Lines
- 6/16/20 KCBS Radio: San Jose Public Libraries Debut Express Pickup Service
- 6/15/20 KCBS Radio: San Jose Public Library Launches Express Pick Up Program
- 6/15/20 SFGate: Library Launches New Contactless Service
- 6/15/20 KPIX CBS 5: Reopening: San Jose Public Library Launches Contactless Service
- 6/15/20 KTVU FOX 2: San Jose library launches new contactless service
- 6/10/20 SFGate: Santa Clara Co.: Libraries Take First Steps To Reopen
- 6/9/20 San José Spotlight: Libraries in San Jose, Santa Clara County take first steps to reopen
- 7/11/20 The Epoch Times: City Library Creates Digital Literacy Programs for Youths
- 6/24/20 School Library Journal: Let Teens Take Charge of STEM Learning
- 6/16/20 KCBS Radio: Four San Jose Libraries Running Free Summer Lunch Program
- 6/8/20 Book Riot: What Makes a Good Summer Reading Program?
- 6/6/20 The Mercury News: YMCA of Silicon Valley sees increased need for summer meal program *