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.
Celebrating National Bookmobile Day with an exciting announcement!
April 22, 2020
For the past several years, our KinderMobile has faithfully traveled to local public elementary schools throughout Salinas, bringing story time and books for check-out to kindergarten classrooms, and showing up for parent night and other special events.
Today, on National Bookmobile Day, we are announcing an award from the California State Library that will...
Salinas Public Library responds to COVID-19 Coronavirus
March 13, 2020
April 3, 2020 update:
Salinas Public Library will be closed until at least May 3, 2020. Due dates will be extended for all currently borrowed library materials, with no overdue fines. Expiration dates for requested/holds items will also be extended until the library reopen.
Library services are still available through our digital...
Nutrition series takes off at the new El Gabilan Library!
March 10, 2020
Learning how to stay healthy is important throughout the year, not just during flu season. The "Wise Voices, Smart Choices" 5-week lecture series teaches participants simple ways to eat healthy, from learning which foods keep the brain healthy as one ages, to removing unwanted sugar and salt from one's diet and understanding the role of...
Grand Opening marks a wonderful new beginning!
February 24, 2020
The grand opening of the El Gabilan Library last Saturday, February 22nd, was a huge success, with hundreds of community members coming out to embrace both the building and all the beautiful new books. Hundreds of local residents watched as Mayor Gunter did the honors by cutting the ceremonial ribbon, flanked by City Manager Ray...
It's Here! The grand opening of the El Gabilan Library
February 11, 2020
The Library and Community Services department is pleased to invite the community to the grand opening of the new El Gabilan Library on Saturday, February 22nd, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm.
Construction of the new 20,800 square feet library building on the same site as the previous 4,000 square foot library was completed within...