The WG Library has only been open a few weeks, but it is already hugely successful in one key area: Fund Raising!

In a thank you letter mailed to donors earlier this month, the San Jose Public Library Foundation celebrated an incredible milestone:

The outpouring of support from the Willow Glen community for this library has been amazing. Thanks to contributions from residents, businesses, and community groups, more than $300,000 has been raised to date! These news funds will be used to augment existing library collections, acquire new language materials and multimedia resources, upgrade technology, and enhance the teen learning centers and children’s areas in the library.

Local residents initially had concerns that the collection might suffer since the bond measure funds supported the construction of the library, rather than the lots of new books and materials. Clearly, the community has come through.