Holiday gift guide for library lovers!

A unique gift list for the holidays: a Gift Guide for Library Lovers!

Reminder: Join us for the New Almaden History Program.

We are pleased to offer a program that will give an intriguing glimpse into the rich historical legacy of the Almaden Valley. Michael Boulland and Arthur Boudreault, co-authors of the visually engaging book, New Almaden, will be our special guests. They will be discussing various aspects of New Almaden's vital connection with California's remarkable Gold Rush and the lasting influence this region has had on the San Francisco Bay area. This work is a recent installment of the acclaimed "Images of America" series.

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Place: Program Room

Lessons learned from the Arthritis Workshop...

Dr. J. Chiu of the Wellness Awareness Foundation presented a talk on natural solutions to arthritis pain yesterday. In short, arthritis is a physical ailment that requires a physical form of treatment. Treatments include: low impact exercises such as walking, swimming, bicycling, stretching ; dieting if overweight ; vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins A, C, E, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate ; proper posture; and chiropractic care. For more health-related insights, check out Dr. Chiu’s blog at http://thewellnessreport.blogspot.com.

A self-congratulatory post.

Did you know? According to the Web site of Hennen's American Public Library Ratings, SJPL ranks #1 in 2006 among California libraries serving a community of 500,000 and larger. The 2006 rankings are based on 2004 data. For more information, see http://www.haplr-index.com/ratings.html.

Stay safe: Thanksgiving road condition links from the US DOE Virtual Energy Library.

Many of you may be traveling for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Try these links to get to your destinations quicker and safer!

511: America's Traveler Information Telephone Number: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/511.htm

National Traffic and Road Closure Information:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/index.htm

Comprehensive Directory of State and Local Public Transportation Links:
http://www.publictransportation.org/systems/

Upcoming holiday closures...

We will be closed on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24. We will be open on Saturday, November 25. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Cambrian Branch is now open.

The new and improved Cambrian branch opened Saturday.

Learn the Library Cheer!

Outgoing CLA president Margaret Miles teaches the Library Cheer at CLA on this YouTube video.

FYI: State Librarian's Quarterly Webcast available.

Susan Hildreth, State Librarian, touches on hot topics in the California library world, emerging library trends and services available to you from the California State Library. She is also available for live questions and answers during each webcast. Check in to get to know our State Librarian and keep in tune with the scene in Sacramento. For more information and to participate in the webcast, click here.

A key newspaper for the Civil War years has been digitized.

Through support from an IMLS grant and in collaboration with Project Perseus at Tufts University, the University of Richmond has digitized the Richmond Daily Dispatch newspaper for the Civil War years. The project is still a work in progress but is available for use and exploration; it is fully searchable. Visit http://dlxs.richmond.edu/d/ddr/index.html to check out the issues.

We have started our ValueLine subscription.

In response to demand from patrons, ValueLine is now available at the Reference Desk. It's for in-library use only.

Don't forget to vote today.

Polls are open until 8 PM. You can view your official ballot online here by entering your zip code: http://www.easyvoter.org/site/evguide/section.php?id=2.

The expanding WWW reaches a milestone.

Netcraft, an Internet monitoring company that has kept an eye on Web growth since 1995, says there are now 100 million sites online. See this CNN article for details.

Public Hearings November 8 - Annual Review of Library Bond Projects and Library Parcel Tax Expenditures

The San Jose Library Commission will hold public hearings for the Annual Review of Expenditures and Progress of the Library Bond Projects and the Annual Review of Expenditures for Library Parcel Tax, Wednesday, November 8th, 7 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando, St. in Rooms 255/257 on the second floor. For information, call (408) 808-2164 or visit SJLibrary.org. To request accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, call (408) 808-2397 or 808-2130 TTY at least 48 hours in advance.

Join us for the History Book Club!

We'll meet next Tuesday, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, in the Program Room. We will be discussing 1491 : new revelations of the Americas before Columbus by Charles C. Mann.