San Jose library could restrict archive access due to budget cuts

Access to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library room housing archives of San Jose and Santa Clara County’s rich history is about to become more limited if proposed cuts to the city’s budget pass. The California Room inside the library may close its services to the public as the city looks for ways to... The post San Jose library could restrict archive access due to budget cuts appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, San Jose library could restrict archive access due to budget cuts, Access to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library room housing archives of San Jose and Santa Clara County’s rich history is about to become more limited if proposed cuts to the city’s budget pass. The California Room inside the library may close its services to the public as the city looks for ways to… The post San Jose library could restrict archive access due to budget cuts appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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