San José & California

Instantly available eBooks including titles from California indie authors and local community collections.

You can also browse for and read Biblioboard titles with the Palace app.

A free database including scans of historical California newspapers published from 1846 to the present.

San Jose Public Library's California Room page has digitized local collections and other local history resources.

Discover & Go offers San José Public Library members access to free or reduced price tickets to California museums and attraction. Check out the list of venues and reserve your passes today!

• Video Tutorial
• FAQs
• Ver el sitio web en el idioma español
• Xem các trang web bằng tiếng Việt

More Details

Resources for anyone getting their CA drivers license or permit. Includes practice tests for the written exam for Car, CDL, and Motorcycle licenses. Includes easy access to the California DMV Driver’s Handbook in a variety of languages, including audio versions in English and Spanish.

Submit your indie-published book here and share your eBooks with patrons of SJPL and libraries throughout California. The best submissions are curated, featured, and promoted by Library Journal, Overdrive, and other notable organizations and businesses.

eBook collection covering the California Missions. Each book contains a history of each mission, the mission today, and a project. Perfect for school reports.

Log in with username: missions, password: missions

(1985-present) Full-text articles and death notices, excluding classifieds and other ads, from the San José Mercury News.

More details

(1900-1985) Digital access to archived issues of the San Jose Mercury News; full-page scans include articles, obituaries, classifieds, and other advertising.

More details

Newspapers.com California Collection provides access to 547 California newspaper archives. Research archive databases and old news articles to help uncover California history, your genealogy and family stories.

Remote access to the San José Mercury News online edition, including limited access to the archives. Authenticated access includes the e-Edition.

• Details on How to Access from Home/Offsite
• Access at Any SJPL Library Location (no logins or special links needed)
• How to Access Archives (1985–present)
• How to Access Historical Archives (1900–1985)

In-library access to the San José Mercury News online edition, including limited access to the archives. Does not include access to the e-Edition.

• Access at Any SJPL Library Location (no logins or special links needed)
• How to Access from Home/Offsite
• How to Access Archives (1985–present)
• How to Access Historical Archives (1900–1985)

Searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company. Detailed historical street maps include building outlines, property boundaries, and natural features. Collection now includes all US states.