Salinas Public Library

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Salinas Public Library Calendar

El Gabilan Library and John Steinbeck Library: Monday & Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., and Tuesday thru Thursday from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Library: Tuesday thru Thursday from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m., and Friday & Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Current Curbside Service Schedule:

El Gabilan Library and John Steinbeck Library: Monday & Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., and Tuesday thru Thursday from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Library: Tuesday thru Thursday from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m., and Friday & Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Visit us at one of our three library locations:

John Steinbeck Library,
350 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 • (831) 758-7311

Cesar Chavez Library,
615 Williams Road, Salinas, CA 93905 • (831) 758-7345

El Gabilan Public Library,
1400 North Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906 • (831) 758-7302

At the Salinas Public Library, we are committed to helping every member of our community achieve their educational and vocational goals, as well as providing safe and inclusive spaces for residents to meet, learn and connect with one another. The Salinas Public Library has proudly served the community since 1909 when it first opened its doors as a Carnegie Public Library. Today, there are three branch libraries, John Steinbeck Library, Cesar Chavez Library, and El Gabilan Library, that provides hundreds of thousands educational and entertaining books, audiobooks, DVDs, Blu-rays, music CDs, newspapers and magazines, for free community borrowing with a library card. Our Digital Library available 24/7 to provide research resources along with digital downloads and streaming services. Library programs are available year-round for all ages and with various themes that meets the needs of Salinas community.

The New Bookmobile Rolls Out to Community Resource Fair

October 2, 2021

The new Salinas Public Library Bookmobile was showcased at the October 2nd Community Resource Fair at Sherwood Park. Nearly 200 parents and children stopped by to tour the new bookmobile, checkout materials, or learn more about library programs and services. Library staff also gave away over 50 free books to event attendees. If you missed it, be on the lookout for other bookmobile outreach events throughout Salinas in the months to come.

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Salinas Public Library Unveils a New Bookmobile

September 22, 2021

Salinas Public Library is happy to announce the arrival of a new bookmobile that is guaranteed to bring books and smiles to Salinas residents!

The new, state-of-the-art bookmobile was funded by a grant from the California State Library's Shared Vision Initiative in support of mobile library solutions, and a generous grant from the Monterey Peninsula Foundation. The new bookmobile will replace an older vehicle and provide reliable transportation to support our KinderMobile program and outreach events.

"The new bookmobile promises to excite readers of all ages, but especially kindergarten students who are...

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Summer Learning Challenge Wraps Up!

September 8, 2021

We were thrilled to see that this Summer's Learning Program "Reading Colors Your World" was a huge success! Combining both in-person and virtual programs, a total of 1,471 youth and adults participated in programs, and 731 signed up for summer reading. We also gave away 740 books as reading prizes!

One of our well-received programs was "Storytime in the Park" which included an outdoor storytime at three local parks, and was attended by 468 parents and children. We also offered 10 take-home activity kits throughout the summer for youth and adults. A total of...

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