Salinas Public Library News
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!

September 3, 2020
As students in Salinas get settled into their new school routines, there is one essential school supply that requires no shopping and doesn't cost a penny - it's a library card.
Every September, Salinas Public Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-up Month to...
Meeting the Digital Divide

September 2, 2020
Library & Community Services Director, Kristan Lundquist, announced today receipt of a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of Monterey County for a new program called "Meeting the Digital Divide."
"We realize the community need for equity in digital access is so...
Watch a new release documentary on a Virtual Cinema Platform!

August 21, 2020
Patrons can claim one of 20 seats available to watch John Lewis: Good Trouble on our virtual cinema page. What is virtual cinema? It's a video-on-demand streaming service facilitated by independent film distributors and art-house theaters to release new films. We offer it to you for FREE.
Discover the inside...
Special Thanks to the League of Women Voters Monterey County

August 19, 2020
It's hard to imagine that just a century ago women couldn't vote in elections, much less be nominated to hold the second highest office in the land, but today both are thankfully true.
Representatives from the League of Women Voters Monterey County presented Library & Community Services Director Kristan Lundquist with...
A New Way to Access Digital Magazines

August 11, 2020
Salinas Public Library patrons now have more choice to access their favorite digital magazines, with the addition of Flipster from EBSCO Information Services. The addition of this service, which has been made possible through funding allocation from Pacific Library Partnership , is especially timely with the increased need of...