Salinas Public Library News
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More Library Hours Starting April 23

April 20, 2022
The Salinas Public Library is happy to announce the expansion of opening hours at the El Gabilan branch. Starting on April 23rd, the community will be able to access library services at this location from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays, including study rooms, free Wi-Fi, public computers, and diverse collections. Library staff...
Visit State Parks for free with Library's Parks Pass

April 12, 2022
Parks Passes are now available to borrow from Salinas Public Library!
To provide more equitable access, reduce barrier of access, and to encourage more Californians to spend time outdoors, California State Parks and the California State Library have distributed California State Library Parks Pass to public libraries across the state for checkout by...
Celebrating National Library Week 2022

April 3, 2022
Happy National Library Week!
From April 3-9, we are celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Connect with Your Library,” which promotes the idea that libraries are places...
Salinas Youth Poet Laureate 2022

March 24, 2022
We are looking for the next Salinas Youth Poet Laureate!
Throughout the month of April, Salinas Public Library will accept submissions from young poets, ages 13-19. A group of judges will select the finalists from the application pool. One person will be selected for the title of Salinas Youth Poet Laureate 2022-23, and they...
Salinas History Project Book Publication

January 31, 2022
The Salinas History Project , which aims to tell the modern history of Salinas and its community relationships, has culminated with the publication of Salinas: A History of Race and Resilience Project in an Agricultural City . This book, written by Dr. Carol Lynn McKibben, explores more than a century of...