Edenvale Branch Library

There are 5 minute parking spots if you want to go in and out and the computer are touch screens which is nice teen room is comfy and there is a family area

I love this library branch! There are plenty of tables to sit and read your favorite book! The children’s section has this nice corner with natural light shining through the windows! There are two computer with games the kids can use. On some days, there are story telling and reading with kids!
I love the quiet room all the way in the back of the library. It’s so nice and clean! The tables outside are not too bad either. The internet here is pretty quick too. So when I want to be productive, I come here.
Downside: public libraries only open at certain hours and certain days of the week! Too bad it’s not 24hrs!

Just moved back to the area and I must say this is a Great library! I take the kids for story time and some of he special events. The staff is all super friendly :)

I have a love hate relationship with this library… and it all depends on who else walks through the doors. The library is a good size. and there’s not a lot of consistently loud people.
BUT. sometimes there are LOUD ASS teens in the QUIET STUDY ROOM. who obviously can’t effing read, which is annoying. sometimes there are people who have 20 minute long conversations on their cellies not giving a fck that everyone else around them are trying to study or read.
But I suppose it’s as good as it gets for the distance. Sometimes I don’t wanna drive all the way down to to the MLK and deal with the hassle of finding parking so this will have to do.

I went there with our son for the story time with Janice. She was so sweet. My son is only 13 months and we were the only one who showed up for this event. She read books for us and was very animated. It was the first time Lucas sat through a book. She read 4 books for him and even used props like finger puppets to tell a story. Thank you so much for hosting the even SJ Edenvale library!

Great library. It loses a star simply because of the San José budget cuts affecting the operating hours.
It has free Wi-​Fi, a decent selection of books (for its size-​it is small, mind you), the staff is friendly, and it is kept clean.
I find it extremely funny (peculiar, in no way ha-​ha) that a library has a Quiet Room. When I was a kid, the entire library was a quiet room. Now there are people on their cell phones in the library! Even in the Quiet Room! However, this is a social problem and not one related to the library.
It is still a good library to go to to get some work done.

It’s a great library but I had my flash drive taken off one of the computers today! WHY DON’T people give things to LOST & FOUND??! Please return my black flash drive with all of my job app materials on there to the FRONT DESK asap! I’m super sad.

Limited hours here since of the budget cuts and all from the City of San Jose. Funny because I used to work there.
Anyhow, pretty spacious and staff are friendly. They usually help my mom check out her Vietnamese videos. I’ve studied here before, but the hours suck. I wish they stayed open later. Eight is way to early to close up shop. It gets pretty loud here though since kids always run around.
Good thing I always book study rooms for myself. The rule is always have two people in your room though.

The library itself is not bad, but the socioeconomics of the local community is not good. There are always a few roguish vagabonds who venture into the library, but a lot of them come to use the Internet for perverted purposes. Also, the bathrooms are not so clean through no fault of the staff, but certain patrons who use this library. I do PAR tutoring here, and occasionally visit the ESL class on Mondays at 5 pm, so I think the staff are sincerely trying to keep the library presentable. I always appreciate the effort.
The quiet rooms here are as expected: quiet. But the fluorescent lights are dim, so I don’t recommend staying here after the sun sets. The teen room is chock full of graphic novels, and the children’s section occupies an entire corner of the library. If you’re here for foreign language books, forget about it. The foreign language collection is condensed into a tiny corner. The group study rooms are reserve-​able online, so if you’re going to be studying here, it’s a good idea to reserve one. (2+ people only)
Printing is 15 cents a page, and the computers don’t have Microsoft Word. Oh, and the parking lot is small but there are always spaces, because not a lot of people come here at once. Edenvale is only open Monday through Thursday.

The librarian and assistants here are super nice and helpful.
Free Wi-​Fi, 15¢ per page printing service, and plenty of children’s books!
This location can get sort of busy and very noisy starting around 2:00 p.m. when school is still in session for the high school nearby and the little kids.
Occasionally, there will be many toddlers around with their parents in the morning from the pre-​preschool activities the library offers, but they seem to be more well-​behaved than the high school students. The best time to come for studying, reading, or using the computer is between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on weekdays.
Parking will get bad and frustrating later in the day, everyday. Adult books are limited to its small branch.

Occasionally I venture to the library to use their wi-​fi. This is a very pleasant intimate. It is a neighborhood library but they surprisingly have a good variety.

It is far so when I am early before work, I will go here and read my own book for an hour or so. It is pretty clean, minus the bathroom, the women’s I had to search for a toilet that was not clogged, or had toilet paper and or seat covers. The sections are nicely spaced, not too small, the genres were clearly labeled above the shelves, which approvingly were not too tall I noticed. The parking was pretty good and they have a drive thru drop off, which must be a new concept or I have not been to a library in a long, long time! The workers were always working which was good, you should be doing your job. They have computers, loads of books, duh, DVDs, audio tapes, and VHS to borrow. I also saw in the café area, that they have books for sale! For super cheap! I would definitely come back if I had time again!

The Edenvale branch has got to be the WORST library ever. Nothing is really organized. If you want to find a Korean cd, you would have to sort through holiday, mexican, american, chinese, etc cds. Who has the time and patience to look through so many cds. I usually give up. And if you were looking for a korean dvd, same thing. You would have to look Indian, Mexican, French dvds. Such a pain, such disorganization.
Another reason for the epic fail of this library is that I returned 10 dvds today. I wanted to check out ten dvds. As of now, they have checked in 5 of my dvds and they are back on the shelf but the other five are mysteriously not checked in. I hate waiting what could be hours so they can check all my dvds in so I can check more out. This has happened pretty much 95% of the time when I come this branch.
Horrible, inefficient, unorganized mess.

I love this library. My go to spot for productive studying and homework doing. It’s super clean inside and well organized. Most of the time I like to go to the quiet study if I’m by myself for some massive studying or I’m just sitting out at one of the tables around the fiction section. It’s usually pretty quiet at the times I go. However, this library is still pretty close to the local middle school so on weekdays after school is over, you might see groups of youngsters hanging out in the teen section and making a lot of noise, which is why this bumps down to a 4 star. Another factor is probably that the library closes early on the weekend (but don’t they all. except for MLK). Plus on certain days the parking gets pretty packed so it takes awhile to find parking, or at least close parking.

I wish libraries were open later and longer during the weekends but I understand due to budget cuts that this isn’t possible. This place is pretty bright and airy and since it has been remodeled, it is very clean.

I stop by here to pick up books for my nephews. They have a pretty wide selection for kids for being a smaller library.
I’ve done some work there once, it got pretty loud with kids running around the area.
Overall, it’s a good place to stop by if you need some books, most of the time they’ll have stuff, but keep in mind they are smaller and might not have what you’re looking for.

A cherished treasure of the Edenvale community, this branch library offers a variety of materials, programs, and other services for your information needs! There are a variety of DVDs at this library in many languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Hindi just to name a few! AND there are books for adults and children in these languages as well!
Need a free wireless connection? Edenvale has free wi-​fi, or if you need to use a computer, there are over 25 computers with internet and Microsoft programs (Word, Powerpoint, Excel).
There are also tons of programs for people of all ages. Storytimes and crafts for the little ones. A recent addition to their programming is Music and Movement; a high energy program for children where they sing and experiment with a variety of instruments!
Teens! Do you need to get some volunteer hours done! Do it at Edenvale… there is the teen advisory group (teensReach) where you can not only help the library, but tell them what will make the library cool with young adults.
Adults can join in the fun with the monthly bookclub on the first Wednesday evening of every month and the weekly Saturday Cinema program featuring classic Hollywood films.
And lastly (but definitely NOT least), the staff there is excellent! They are always ready to help you find the materials or programs you are looking for.
Please check out YOUR Edenvale Library and be part of a very fun and positive community

I was excited while they were building this location, and I’ve gone past this library many, many times, but I didn’t stop in for a visit until today. Why did I wait so long?!
This library’s the closest one to my house, so it was definitely a welcome addition to the neighborhood when they built it. Some may say it’s small, but I was surprised with just how spacious it was. I think it’s definitely bigger than it looks from the outside. And as I’ve said in a previous review, when you can order a book from anywhere in the library system, the size of your local branch isn’t that important.
As some of the other reviewers have said, some of the books are definitely showing some wear-​and-​tear. Still, that’s really reaching for a criticism. All in all, I’d say it’s a nice little library (but still bigger than you’d think!) with friendly, helpful staff. Perfect for the Edenvale area of south San Jose. I know this was just my first of many visits to come.
Also, I gotta say each time I go by this place, the parking lot’s jam-​packed. Isn’t that great?

I’ll make this short. While I still wait for the Santa Teresa library to be built, the Edenvale branch is my primary library. The people are excellent and place is in excellent condition. I usually go to a library to borrow animé and manga, though I do find intriguing books outside of the manga world now. There’s a spot that lets you drop off your materials without you leaving your car. If there is a fat knock on this library, the batch of materials is limited, but that’s easily fixable by having a different branch deliver the item here. Other than that, it’s a wonderful part of San Jose.
+: Great staff members and materials here do a lot for me.
-: The items are limited, but you can remedy that issue easily.

This library is new and on the corner of Monterey Highway and Branham Lane.
The Pros:
Great parking lot
Book drop boxes in the parking lot so you never have to leave the car
New and clean inside
Lots of seating
Plenty of study space/​quiet rooms for students
Organized shelves
Friendly and helpful employees
Kids and Teens book rooms
The only Con:
The library is SO small that they lack a lot of books. Check the San Jose Library website to make sure this library has the book you are in need of.