Salinas Public Library News
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Embrace Leadership at the Salinas Public Library: Celebrate National Library Week
April 3, 2018
Salinas Public Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities through the transformative services, programs and expertise they offer.
April 8-14 is National Library Week, an annual celebration of the life-changing work of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries aren’t just places to borrow books or study—they’re also creative...
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
March 21, 2018
How many excuses can a pigeon give to avoid going to bed? Librarian Teri read the popular book " Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late " and gave these preschool children lots of ideas to try on their parents.
More than 20 preschool children joined us last month from the Salinas...
It's pretty incredible!
February 27, 2018
"Wow! Esto es increíble¡" said one young kindergarten student from Cesar Chavez Elementary as he entered the KinderMobile for the first time.
Since February 1st, library staff have gone to 24 schools, and over 2000 students have visited the KinderMobile . This new program plans to visit every kindergarten classroom in Salinas once...
California Listens: Digital Storytelling for the 21st Century Library
February 7, 2018
Salinas Public Library was recently selected to participate in the " California Listens " project, a collaboration between the California State Library and StoryCenter. StoryCenter has worked with nearly a thousand organizations around the world and trained more than fifteen thousand people in hundreds of workshops to share stories from their lives. Up...Starting the New Year "Illuminated"
January 23, 2018
The Salinas Public Library is pleased to announce that we received the Libraries Illuminated Grant Award in the amount of $29,930 from the Southern California Library Cooperative (SCLC). These new funds will facilitate the implementation of an Innovation Lab at the John Steinbeck Library, and help us build an educational platform for a variety of...