Salinas Public Library News
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New Library Card Designs are Released
February 22, 2023
New library cards are here! These new designs are created by winners of Salinas Public Library Card Design Contest 2022 , where more than 100 local artists of all ages showcased their creativity to describe the value of library in our community. Each winning artist provided theme that showcase the significance of...
Playgroups are Back!
February 3, 2023
Our popular playgroups are starting once again at all three of our libraries. These parent-child, 20-week playgroups are designed to help parents learn how they can become their children's first teacher while fostering early child development skills and positive relationships. Each playgroup provides sensory play and exploratory activities that develop speech and language, creative play,...
Congratulations to the Library Card Design Contest Winners
December 14, 2022
The Salinas Public Library strives to serve, represent,and engage our community as best we can. For this reason, we wanted to allow our community of artists the opportunity to design our next set of Salinas Public Library cards. We’re happy to announce the winners of our Library Card Design Contest:
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Winter Reading Challenge 2022/2023
December 1, 2022
Winter Reading Challenge December 19 - January 14 Ages 0-18
The Salinas Public Library invites you to have fun while reading during your winter break. This is your chance to read some of your favorite books or discover new titles. Read for 15 minutes a day for 15 days and you can earn...
Introducing Salinas Youth Poet Laureate Vianey Aguirre-Villalobos
November 28, 2022
We are thrilled to recognize Vianey Aguirre-Villalobos as the 2022 Salinas Youth Poet Laureate. Vianey is an 18-year-old Alisal High School Alum who has been using writing and poetry as a form of expression since the third grade. “I love poetry and I love to inspire people with my writing and make a change in...