- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
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- This article is about the library in San Jose, California. For others, see Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a 136 foot (41 m)[1] tall public library in Downtown San Jose, California, United States that opened on August 1, 2003. As of 2007, it is the largest library building in the western United States built in a single construction project with over 475,000 square feet (44,000 m²) of space on eight floors and approximately 1.6 million volumes. The King Library is the main library for both San José State University and the San José Public Library system.
Special collections within the library include the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, a California History Room, the SJSU Special Collections & Archive, and a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Collection.
Gallery
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Interior of the 8th floor
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Southeast entrance
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Main entrance.
References
- ^ "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=dcoronelmartinlustreetrkingjcoronellibrary-sanjose-ca-usa. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
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Categories:- University and college academic libraries in the United States
- Public libraries in California
- Buildings and structures in San Jose, California
- San Jose State University
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- Federal depository libraries
- California State depository libraries
- Buildings and structures completed in 2003
- Memorials to Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Libraries in Santa Clara County, California
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