Educational Park Branch Library - CLOSED

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Angie M.

San Jose, CA

10/16/2007

So it's not the prettiest of the San Jose Public Library branches, but the Educational Park Branch is one of the friendliest library branches in the system.  

Since it is on the same property of Independence High School, there is usually a huge rush of students between 2-4pm.  Despite the craziness, the staff there work well with the teens, by being stern enough so they are taken seriously, but not discouraging them from coming back.  There is a really active teen advisory group there so if you or someone you know is looking for volunteer hours, it's a great place to be.  

Storytimes are small, but it gives them a more personal feeling and the parents and children are really well behaved!

There are better book collections at other branches (mainly adult non-fiction), but their picture books, children's non-fiction, DVDs, and manga are pretty good.  They also have wireless in the building, which helps since they have few PCs and don't have a computer lab.  

This branch is set to be closed late 2008, but the new branch will be built very close to the old location.  

Please give Educational Park a chance, you'll be pretty surprised how cool it really is...

.... and so what if I've worked there before and loved every minute of it!?! :)

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