Sign on San Jose street directing traffic to the new location of the Heath Library (nearby in Los Gatos, CA)

In July 2005, I visited the PlaneTree Health Library, formerly of San Jose, now located in Los Gatos, CA. Same wonderful slogan: "Walk in with questions; walk out with confidence." I visited again in November 2006. PlaneTree website.

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Sandy Ward > Sign on San Jose street directing traffic to the new location of the Heath Library (nearby in Los Gatos, CA)

Sandy Ward > The Health Library is in the Mission Oaks campus of Good Samaritan Hospital.

Sandy Ward > Welcome! Librarian Candace Ford, Director of PlaneTree Health Library.

Sandy Ward > Books are arranged according to the PlaneTree Classification System, which groups information into basic categories: promoting health/preventing disease,mental health/ illness/ substance use, therapies/treatments, body systems and diseases, life processes, health care consumerism, health care field, and animal health.

Sandy Ward > People can use library computers (which access special subscriptions as well as MedlinePlus) to search for information they need.

Sandy Ward > You can BUY selected books from the PlaneTree Bookstore

Sandy Ward > or help yourself to pamphlets.

Sandy Ward > Candace Ford and two authors in the Library's summer health lecture series, Tami Anastacia ("Exercising in the real world") and Betty Auchard (Rhythms of widowhood). Staff member Oralia Tercero is in background. Oralia used to work at the PlaneTree library branch in a community center in San Jose, and gave me a tour there several years ago.

Sign on San Jose street directing traffic to the new location of the Heath Library (nearby in Los Gatos, CA)

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