Salinas Public Library

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Visit our three library locations:

John Steinbeck Library,
350 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 • (831) 758-7311
Open Hours: 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,
615 Williams Road, Salinas, CA 93905 • (831) 758-7345
Open Hours: Tuesday thru Thursday from 42:00 - 6:00 p.m., and Friday & Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

El Gabilan Library,
1400 North Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906 • (831) 758-7302
Open Hours: Monday, Friday & Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday thru Thursday from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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 library. Today, there are three library locations that provides hundreds of thousands of 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.

September is Library Card Sign Up Month

August 26, 2022

This September, join Tony Award-winning performer, actress, singer-songwriter, and philanthropist Idina Menzel ( Frozen , Wicked ) and her sister, author and educator Cara Mentzel, in celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month. Idina and Cara, who will serve as honorary chairs of Library Card Sign-Up Month, are excited to remind everyone that one of the best places to find your voice is at the library where you can explore all the library has to offer, like new children’s books, access to technology, and educational...

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Help Design Our Next Library Card!

August 23, 2022

The Salinas Public Library needs your artistic and creative talent to design our next library card. We’re looking for designs that express how books and libraries make your life better or make Salinas a great place to live. Kids, teens, and adults will have their own category and a total of three card designs will be created from this contest. Best of all, each winner will receive a $200 prize! Entries will be accepted September 1 to September 30, 2022.

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COMPUTER CLASSES OFF TO A GREAT START

August 23, 2022

The Literacy Program's free computer classes resumed this August with their first hybrid Orientation. Over 60 attendees joined in person or online to find out more about the different classes and to get signed up. This session, participants chose from: Computing for Beginners, Beyond Basics, Intermediate Blended, or Advanced Self-Directed classes. The range of classes are designed to reflect different needs in the community:

"In the Beginning level we focus on basic skills and terminology. Our visual guides and references help demystify technology and build confidence in our participants,” said Susanne Crichton,...

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