Salinas Public Library News
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Summer Reading Challenge 2021
June 7, 2021
Our Summer Learning Challenge begins June 14th and continues thru July 31st. Join us for fun and engaging free activities all summer long. A variety of drop-in and registration-based programs will be offered throughout the summer to promote learning and exploration.
Our Summer Learning Challenge includes:
- 7-week reading adventures
- Virtual programs ...
Family Reading Circle Begins Successfully
May 24, 2021
This year's Family Reading Circle program got underway last week with 23 adults and 40 children participating. The theme for the first week's activities was "Let's Go Camping" and included a special story time by Librarian Cristela who joined the group in her homemade campsite, and encouraged children to share their own...
The Friends Corner Bookstore Reopens!
May 17, 2021
The Friends of the Salinas Public Library (FOSPL) welcome the public back to their Friends Corner Bookstore located in the John Steinbeck Library. Browse a collection of best sellers, mysteries, classics, cookbooks, self-help books and much more.
The community can help support library programs by shopping at the Friends Corner Bookstore...
Hotspot Lending Program Expands to General Public
May 10, 2021
Since the start of the new year, the Salinas Public Library has been helping families connect to the Internet, or when needed, increase their broadband capacity to facilitate remote learning. By working with local schools to identify students in need of help, the library has been able to make an impact on the broader issues...
Celebrating our new Salinas Youth Poet Laureates
April 30, 2021
Salinas Public Library and the Friends of the Salinas Public Library (FOSPL) were pleased to acknowledge and present the prizes to the winners of the recent Salinas Youth Poet Laureate contest on Thursday, April 29th at the John Steinbeck Library.
Deputy Librarian, Mila Rianto and Ken Allen, President of FOSPL, presented the cash scholarship...