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.
Announcing our winners in the Peeps Diorama Contest!
April 19, 2021
We are happy to announce that the first-placed winner of our Peeps Diorama contest is " Peep Paint ," a clever interpretation of the popular children's book Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh. The runner ups were " Dig, Dump, Roll , " based on the book by the same name,...
Introducing Salinas Youth Poet Laureate Kenya Burton
April 14, 2021
Meet our new Salinas Youth Poet Laureate, Kenya Burton! Kenya is a 20-year old Salinas native who has received multiple awards for her poetry and has made many public appearances reciting her poems. "Poetry is a huge part of my identity and who I am as a person. It has given me a way to...
Volunteers are essential!
April 6, 2021
While the pandemic has put many limitations on volunteering in the library and elsewhere, we want to take a moment to celebrate two of our active Literacy volunteers that are making a difference by helping other adults learn computer skills.
David decided to become a volunteer after taking the Beyond Basics computer class. Prior...
Students find success in library's Citizenship program
March 23, 2021
The Virtual Citizenship Classes at the library have been quite busy with people still asking about the new and old tests, and preparing for upcoming exams. It turns out that the changes imposed by the last administration in Washington which made the test longer and more difficult were reversed by the current Biden administration. As...
Help us design our new state-of-the-art bookmobile!
March 17, 2021
Over the last four years we have heard from community members about how the library is used now, and how you would like to continue utilizing it in the future. Through dozens of community meetings, surveys, and public input events, we’ve heard you loud and clear: You want Salinas Public Libraries to be safe, accessible...
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