Salinas Public Library News
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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...
Summer Learning Challenge Wraps Up!
September 8, 2021
We were thrilled to see that this Summer's Learning Program "Reading Colors Your World" was a huge success! Combining both in-person and virtual programs, a total of 1,471 youth and adults participated in programs, and 731 signed up for summer reading. We also gave away 740 books as reading prizes!
One of our well-received...
In-Person Literacy Classes are Back!
August 25, 2021
Salinas Public Library Literacy staff kicked off the first sessions of classes with two successful orientations this month that were attended by more than 35 participants. Small group classes for Computer Basics and Citizenship are now being held at Cesar Chavez Library and El Gabilan...
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 SPL Graphic Novel Contest
August 12, 2021
Salinas Public Library is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Graphic Novel Contest .
We had some really excellent entries which combined the elements of art, dialogue, and creativity into each novel. After some tough deliberation, we determined winners for each of the three categories (1st-4th grade, 5th-8th grade,...