El Gabilan Library selected for a Community Impact Award
September 28, 2020
On September 16th, the El Gabilan Library received the Community Impact Structures Award from the Silicon Valley Business Journal in a virtual awards ceremony. The awards recognize the "best of the best" in real estate projects throughout Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey County. The library was selected for its outstanding design, its impact on the community, and for the successful partnership between the City of Salinas and Griffin | Swinerton .
The new library replaced a former 3,200-square-foot facility and was designed to capture the imagination and inspire a...
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El Gabilan Library Receives Prestigious Design Award
July 28, 2020
The Salinas Public Library is delighted to announce that the new El Gabilan Library has received a prestigious engineering award for its construction and design!
The Engineering News Record (ENR) recently named El Gabilan Library a Northern California 2020 Merit Award Winner in the Cultural/Worship category. Perhaps one of the reasons for receiving the award was the unique curvature of the building that is especially designed to maximize use of the lot. As one of the construction foreman from Swinerton Builders noted, "There wasn't one straight line in the entire building....
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Save the Date: Grand Opening scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd
January 29, 2020
Join us to celebrate the grand opening of the new El Gabilan Library on Saturday, February 22!
Tour the expanded, two-story library which features dedicated spaces for families, teens, and adults. The event will feature various performances and activities throughout the afternoon, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm.
Learn more about this project here , or call Mila Rianto, Deputy Librarian, for more information at (831) 758-7447,
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