Salinas Public Library News
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Children's Area Improvement at the Library
December 16, 2021
We are happy to announce that Salinas Public Library is one of the recipients of the Sunlight Giving Grant, to support the library's role as a safe space for children and their families or caregivers. in the amount of $40,000. This grant will be utilize for improvements in the...
Family Literacy and Family Thankfulness
December 1, 2021
On November 16th the Literacy Program celebrated Thanksgiving in our second annual (and first in-person) Families For Literacy Appreciation Event . In spite of the challenges of the pandemic, these caregivers diligently share a love of reading and learning with their children, and all were happy to celebrate their achievements. Over a two hour period...
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...