Salinas Public Library
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John Steinbeck Library Computer Lab
El Gabilan Library and John Steinbeck Library: Monday & Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday thru Thursday from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cesar Chavez Library: Tuesday thru Thursday from 42:00 - 6:00 p.m., and Friday & Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 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.
More Library Hours Starting April 23
April 20, 2022
The Salinas Public Library is happy to announce the expansion of opening hours at the El Gabilan branch. Starting on April 23rd, the community will be able to access library services at this location from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays, including study rooms, free Wi-Fi, public computers, and diverse collections. Library staff are available to answer questions at (831) 758-7302.
The children outdoor area at El Gabilan Library is also accessible to children and their families starting on April 18th during opening hours. We are looking forward to sharing with you...
Visit State Parks for free with Library's Parks Pass
April 12, 2022
Parks Passes are now available to borrow from Salinas Public Library!
To provide more equitable access, reduce barrier of access, and to encourage more Californians to spend time outdoors, California State Parks and the California State Library have distributed California State Library Parks Pass to public libraries across the state for checkout by library patrons. The new pass will allow free vehicle day use entry for one passenger vehicle with capacity of nine people or less or one highway licensed motorcycle, at more than 200 participating state park units.
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John Steinbeck Library Facility Improvement Survey
April 1, 2022
The Salinas Public Library would like your help!
We’re planning for improvement on some areas of the John Steinbeck Library, which was built in the 1960s, and we want to know what you want to see improved, from outdoor areas to indoor spaces. Please take a few minutes to answer a brief survey so that we know what will make the biggest impact for you and the community. Input from the community will be incorporated to better prioritize projects and to help seek future funding for building improvements
Click the survey links...
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Library
Contact Email (link sends e-mail)
Street Address: 350 Lincoln Ave Salinas
Regular Hours:
Contact Phone Number: Phone:
(831) 758-7311
Fax:
(831) 758-7336
Organization Chart:
Library And Community Services Org Chart (PDF)
Director of Libraries & Community Services
Kristan Lundquist
Kristan Lundquist
Phone Numbers:
(831) 758-7311
