nancy macias: yes, i think the thing with the library nowadays, it's not the traditional libraries that lot of people are used to seeing. damian: where you, shh, whisper and-- nancy: yeah, it's not. there's a lot going on, whether it's dance practice, to going and using computers, we have advanced technology people can take advantage of. and so, that's the cool thing about the san jose public libraries. damian: all right, and there's something also special about the grand opening that you have, because you were talking about bond money and how this is the last of that bond money that's been used. elizabeth: so, we--in 2000, the voters passed a bond measure that basically funded 14 new--or renovated 14 branches in our san jose library system, and also added 6 new additional branches to communities that didn't already have branches. so, it was--you know, now we reach more communities, we're able to provide more services to those communities, we're closer to schools where children have access to their libraries during after school hours, so--and just new collection and books that people ca

pública de la ciudad de san josé, con nosotros aquí en "comunidad del valle", elizabeth castañeda y nancy macías

on "comunidad del valle" are the marketing gurus here at the library, elizabeth castañeda and nancy maciashere on our show. welcome to the show. both: thank you. damian: we're approaching the summer months, so i guess there's a lot of information to share, but you have a grand opening of your newest library now. elizabeth castañeda: yes, we're gonna be opening up our newest library, village square branch, which is located in the evergreen area of san jose. the grand opening's held on next saturday, april 16th at 11 o'clock, and we'll have the mayor, vice mayor rose herrera,