City Librarian | Welcome to Our New Site!

As you might have noticed, things have changed around here! Yes, you're still visiting the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library's virtual branch but we thought our website needed a little sprucing up. Hopefully you like what you see.

Some of the features we're excited about on our new site include super easy access to information about your favorite SSJCPL library using the "My Library" section on the home page. Pick a library from the drop-down menu and you'll instantly see that week's schedule of open hours, the library address, telephone contact information, and even a photo of the library! For more  detailed information about your library location, just click on the picture of the library.

We know that, aside from taking advantage of the awesome collection of books, movies, music, and more that we offer, you love coming to the great events we offer to the public throughout the county. Another cool feature on our new home page is the "Events of the Day" calendar. If you want to know what's happening today, just take a peek. The events are updated in real time, too, so the next time you come back, you'll probably see some different event listings! And, if you want to see what is happening at a specific location, click the "more" link to visit the master events calendar.

And, of course, if you're reading this welcome to our new site, you've already discovered that SSJCPL now has our own blog. Check back as often as you like because the blog will be updated a couple of times every day. You'll have a great time getting to know each of our fabulous team of Library Bloggers. We all have our own personalities and we'll all be writing about different topics. You'll read about books (of course!), travel, food, parenting, style and lots more. Each blog post will also include links directly into the SSJCPL catalog so you can borrow books and other stuff related to the what you just read.

Lots of thought and effort went into designing a site that would be easier for you to use so please let us know what you think after you've poked around a bit. You can share your thoughts on our Facebook page, tweet what you think to all your friends (don't forget the #ssjcpl hashtag!), or send an email directly to me, Chris Freeman, your City Librarian at chris.freeman@stocktongov.com. We really want to hear from you!