San Jose City Librarian Jill Bourne wants kids — and their parents — throughout the city to make the library part of their lives. And one way to do that is by making a library card a must-have item, like the latest tech gadget or fashion accessory.
Which is why on Tuesday, San Francisco 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam was at the Joyce Ellington Branch Library in San Jose’s Northside neighborhood, entertaining students from nearby Grant Elementary School with his antics and joining Bourne to unveil a new 49ers-branded red library card just on the cusp of the new NFL season.