Hillview Branch Library

This library is really nice. They have a community room attached to it which is cool for events and big groups. The selection of books is limited and seems to cater to mostly children and young adults. There’s also a good selection of Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese books as well. I really like that there’s plenty of seating and that all of their desks have outlets on them. A lot of rowdy middle schoolers and kids come to this library since it’s close to neighborhood schools, which is really annoying. Good thing there’s a private quiet study room in the back of the library!

This library is nice. The crowd isn’t bad either. Decent parking lot.
The librarians are super helpful.

Nice to have a newer-​built library and not as crowded. The few times I was there I encountered foul-​mouthed little devils (elementary school kids) who spoke with F this, Yo Mama that in every sentence! Very shocking to hear that type of speak from such young children. Otherwise, everything else was fine.

The kids here are quite rowdy, hard to study here, but there are a lot of space.

This is a hidden library=Less people. This branch is smaller compared to the other libraries, but it still has a pretty good variety. It’s clean and well maintained.

this branch is on the smaller side. it seems to have a wood tones theme. it’s located next to fisher middle school.
when you walk inside there are multiple racks of DVDs. their DVD selection is extensive. in a half circle around those short racks are the taller adult book racks, including a large selection of foreign language books, mostly spanish and vietnamese, to match the demographics of the area. to the left, behind the adult books, is a reading area with chairs. there is a fireplace, but it was not lit when i came in at noon on a friday.
there is a teen room that is larger than the one in the west valley branch. probably because it is next to a school. there are also a few small quiet study rooms.
there are 6 computers in the teen area and 6 more in the children’s area for internet browsing. even though the place was nearly empty when i came in, all of the computers were in use.
to the right of the entrace is a large, colorful children’s section. there are story times multiple times per day on weekends.
there is a tutoring room off to the side, next to the bathrooms. it is small and is only open from 3 – 5 on weekdays. tutoring is available in spanish and in english.
like the other branches of san jose libraries, there is a calendar of events printed out. they have a knitting club, etc

Nice library, about the same size as all the other remodeled San Jose libraries. It reopened on January 20, 2007. Some of the features inside are the «Internet caf, community living room with a fireplace, technology center, teen area, group and quiet study areas, and a community room that will accommodate 85 persons.» I noticed that the teen room had a TV in there, so that was a cool difference.
It’s right next to a school, so in the after school hours, it gets a little full of the younger ones. While the site says there are 131 seats, it felt a little hard to find a spot that wasn’t at a table. I like the comfy chairs when I’m not studying.
If you’ve been to other new San Jose libraries, this one isn’t different, but that’s not a bad thing.