Call to Action, SJ Aspires, New Board Members, and more!

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Call to Action! May is the month that the City of San José solidifies the 2022/2023 budget. It's not too late to contact the Mayor and City Council and urge them to restore San José Public Library funding to pre-pandemic levels. Tell them that it is critical for you, your family, and our community to have access to library resources every day of the week.

Click on the button below for talking points and contact information for the Mayor and your City Council Member.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

Vice Mayor Chappie Jones tells us why libraries are near and dear to his heart.

SJ ASPIRES - ANNUAL CELEBRATION

On April 28, City Librarian, Jill Bourne, Mayor Sam Liccardo, donors, and students joined us at the Mexican Heritage Plaza to celebrate SJ Aspires.

The San José Public Library Foundation is proud to support SJ Aspires, a program of the San José Public Library that provides first-generation-to-college students with financial awards as they complete different tasks connected to college and career readiness.

Since its inception, students participating in this innovative program have earned a total of $334,300 in scholarship dollars to support their post-secondary educational goals.

Thank you to all of our generous donors for making this program possible for San José students.

LEARN MORE

THANK YOU TO OUR

SJ ASPIRES SPONSORS!

WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Lupita Garcia-Reilley

Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager

Apple

Lupita leads initiatives to promote equity and increase opportunities in the way Apple recruits, retains, and develops Black and Hispanic employees in the Supply Chain Operations department.

Rebecca Turner

Nursing Facility Administrator

Lincoln Glen Manor for Senior Citizens

Rebecca has been a licensed nursing home administrator for more than 30 years. Her in-depth knowledge of the long-term care profession has led her to be a frequent advisor to senior technology companies.

Hitesh Shah

Sr. Principal Architect

Adobe

Hitesh has more than two decades of experience in the software industry designing and building large-scale distributed platforms for web-based products/applications and big-data systems.

WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF MEMBER

Cynthia Lisette Cruz

EDU Manager

Resilience Corps

Cynthia brings extensive experience in youth advocacy and mentorship, civic engagement, and leadership development to her role at the Foundation.

Want to join our team? We are currently hiring!

Use the button below to see our current job opportunities.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY

The San José Public Library Foundation was established 35 years ago to provide critical supportive funding to the San José Public Library, our community's lifelong learning hub.

Because of you, we have come a long way in ensuring that all members of our culturally-diverse community have equal access to places where they can learn, create, collaborate, innovate, and explore.

Please help us continue to make a difference.

WAYS TO GIVE

WHO WE ARE OUR IMPACT SUPPORT

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