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.
Library Receives Grant to Build Personal Finance Collection
October 12, 2020
The library is pleased to announce the receipt of a $5,000 grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation to enhance its personal finance information and resources. The funds will be used to purchase relevant books and eBooks for use by patrons and by library staff who are helping patrons find answers...
Virtual Family Reading Circle a big success!
October 7, 2020
For the 28 families that participated in the library's Virtual Family Reading Circle, learning from the comfort of one's couch or kitchen table was a huge success! Whether it was a presentation on the life cycle of the butterfly given by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History , or a talk on...
El Gabilan Library selected for a Community Impact Award
September 28, 2020
On September 16th, the El Gabilan Library received the Community Impact Structures Award from the Silicon Valley Business Journal in a virtual awards ceremony. The awards recognize the "best of the best" in real estate projects throughout Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey County. The library was selected for its outstanding design, its...
An Update on Library Services from the Director
September 23, 2020
To say that the last six months have been challenging is certainly an understatement. It is doubtful anyone could have predicted the health crisis that we have faced as a community and a nation.
I am extremely proud of the resiliency and creativity of library staff in facing these challenges, and in creating a...
Meeting the technology gap
September 15, 2020
For many adults in our community, lack of access to a computer laptop prevents them from taking an online learning class of any kind. The Salinas Public Library's Adult Literacy Program came up with an innovative solution this past August when they began lending Chromebooks to adult learners who can now study at home and...
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