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      First Co-Managed City/University Library in Nation Opens Its Doors August 1

       SAN JOSE, Calif., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- When the new $177.5 million Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library opens its doors to the public in downtown San Jose on Fri., Aug. 1, at 9 a.m., it will be the culmination of a seven-year, joint development effort between the City of San Jose, San Jose State University and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency. It is the first library in the nation to be funded, managed and operated by a city and a major university.

       The 475,000-square-foot library is not only a model of creative partnerships and resource sharing, it is a model for libraries of the future. An expansive, lifelong learning center, the new King Library will serve as an information hub for the residents, students and faculty, employers and employees of Silicon Valley. It will offer access to the collections of a major university along with the resources of the city's main library and its 17 branches. The library will meet the learning needs of people of every age, culture, ability and income level.

       Located close to San Jose's new Civic Center (now under construction), the King Library will play a critical role in the revitalization of downtown.

       The new library is on the SJSU campus at the corner of Fourth and San Fernando streets. Summer hours are: Mon.-Wed., 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thu.-Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., 1 -5 p.m. Parking at the new Fourth Street Garage is free after 6 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. For more information on the library and the grand opening weekend celebration for the public on Sat., Aug. 16, call 408-808-2000.

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