Parents and children select books from the
Children's Library collection
| Monday | 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday | 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. |
| Friday | Closed |
GFS's Children's Library is housed on-site and is the only library in the local community serving families with young children. With no public libraries within walking distance for families, the Children's Library offers a welcoming environment that invites families to discover the joys and love of reading. The Library has a collection of more than 8000 Spanish, English, and bilingual books geared toward chilren ages 0 to 9 years of age.
The Children's Library was built to respond to a critical challenge affecting the local community. According to the California Standardized Testing and Reporting Report, a high percentage of children attending schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in East San José are not reading at grade level. Ninety percent of the more than seven hundred families who have received a library card from our Children's Library report having less than ten books in their homes. For many of them, the GFS Children's Library is their first library experience.
Through the Children's Library GFS offers quality and result-oriented programs that strengthen and develop early literacy and reading skills
I have recently gotten interested in reading books to my children, and this is the first time I have ever taken them to a library.
- Maria, Children's Library patron