Salinas Public Library News
Below is a list of all Salinas Public Library website news articles, with the newest one at the top. To sign up for Salinas Public Library news by email, click here.
Our Big Idea: Free Books for Babies
November 16, 2021
The Salinas Public Library is committed to promoting language, literacy and the love of books. What’s better than starting this at birth? Next year, the Library will be launching a Books At Birth Year (BABY) program which aims to provide free, quality and engaging books to every child that participates and registers for our early...
Halloween and Day of the Dead Celebrations
November 4, 2021
The library celebrated Halloween and Day of the Dead with in-person activities and take-home kits!
Families participating in the library's Virtual Toddler Tales attended a special Halloween event on October 29th. The children came in their costumes and enjoyed a morning filled with fun activities. They got to pick a pumpkin, win a prize...
100 Boxes of Diapers Distributed to Salinas Families
November 4, 2021
Over the last two years, the Salinas Public Library has partnered with First 5 Monterey County to help alleviate some of the challenges families are facing because of the Covid-19 pandemic – for many parents this includes obtaining essentials such as diapers, wipes, baby formula, face masks, and cleaning supplies.
Recently, during the last...
The New Bookmobile Rolls Out to Community Resource Fair
October 2, 2021
The new Salinas Public Library Bookmobile was showcased at the October 2nd Community Resource Fair at Sherwood Park. Nearly 200 parents and children stopped by to tour the new bookmobile, checkout materials, or learn more about library programs and services. Library staff also gave away over 50 free books to event attendees. If you missed...
Salinas Public Library Unveils a New Bookmobile
September 22, 2021
Salinas Public Library is happy to announce the arrival of a new bookmobile that is guaranteed to bring books and smiles to Salinas residents!
The new, state-of-the-art bookmobile was funded by a grant from the California State Library's Shared Vision Initiative in support of mobile library solutions, and a generous grant from the...