We are saddened to inform you that the Friends of the King Library Bookstore, a mainstay at the MLK Library, will be permanently closed as of February 9. The Friends bookstore has been around for decades, first at the main library on San Carlos, then in its current location. Over the years the bookstore and its accompanying book sale have made available to book lovers, students, teachers, children, and tourists many thousands of books.

San Jose State University has decided to re-purpose the space. We will miss being a source of affordable books for students and the public, and we will also miss our daily interactions with the community.

We are working to clarify exactly what this means for future patio book sales and will update you when we can. All we can tell you right now is there will be no patio book sale in February.