In light of new cases of Coronavirus, as well as recommendations from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, we have decided to cancel the March 6 event at San Jose’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. We will update you if we are able to reschedule this event at a later date. Apologies for the inconvenience, and thank you for your understanding.
Category: Events
CANCELLED! Tour San Jose’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library with NCTPG!
This tour has been cancelled. For more information, see our latest post. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Northern California Technical Processes Group is pleased to offer a free tour of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose on March 6, 2020. The library serves as both a public library for the city of San Jose and an academic library for San Jose State University. The tour will focus on the unique partnership between the city and university libraries and how this informs and impacts the work of technical services.
Schedule
All of the following scheduled events will take place at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (with the exception of lunch) on Friday, March 6, 2020 in San Jose. The tour begins at 10 am.
Address
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 East San Fernando Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Coffee option before the tour
No-host coffee at the cafe inside the library: On Fourth–A Novel Café
10:00 am
Welcome – Carole Correa-Morris & Sharon Fung
4th floor Board Room
10:30 am
Visit Technical Services Department
Lower Level
11:30 am
No-host lunch at Flames Eatery and Bar
88 S. 4th Street, Suite 150
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-971-1960
1pm
Orientation for afternoon session
4th floor Board Room
1:15 pm
Special Collections: Tour California Room
5th floor
2:45 pm
Closing Session
4th floor Board Room
Transportation & parking
Please review the library’s visitor information to learn more about public transportation and parking options. The library will validate parking for the 4th Street Parking Garage, 44 S 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112. Bring ticket to the library for validation.
RSVP
Sign up for the tour! The tour is free, but limited to 25 attendees so be sure to sign up early. The form will close once maximum attendance is reached OR end-of-day Tuesday, March 3—whichever comes first. If you do sign up and find out later that you are unable to attend, please contact NCTPG as early as possible at nctpg1@gmail.com.
NCTPG 2019 Fall Event
Northern California Technical Processes Group is holding a Fall event in Richmond, CA next Friday, October 11. Join us for tours of the UC Library Bindery and Northern Regional Library Facility, lunch, and general technical services camaraderie!
UC Library Bindery
UC Library Bindery
Northern Regional Library Facility
Schedule
Morning Tour – 10:30AM-Noon
UC Library Bindery
B-175, 1301 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA 94804-3580
Tour hosted by Michael Foley, MBA – Director, UC Library Bindery. More information about the services UC Library Bindery provides.
Lunch
Anh Restaurant & Bar
1950 Esplanade Dr.
Richmond, CA 94804
Afternoon Tour – 1:30PM-3:00PM
Northern Regional Library Facility
Richmond Field Station Bldg 400
Meade & South 47th Street
Richmond, CA 94804-4698
Tour hosted by Jutta Wiemhoff – Operations Manager, NRLF. More information about NRLF.
NCTPG would like to thank UC Berkeley Bindery and NRLF for offering tours.
Transportation
The easiest way to get to the UC Library Bindery and NRLF is by car. Public transportation is also an option via Bear Transit (RFS Line) from Downtown Berkeley BART Station. Transportation to and from lunch can be arranged day-of (carpool, rideshare service, etc.)
RSVP
We hope to see you there! Please RSVP no later than October 8 to let us know which tours you will be attending: https://forms.gle/uSnHecrarBvnmpPE7
