Salinas Public Library
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.
We Need Your Help to Get More Books in Baby's Hands
November 14, 2022
We believe that books are an essential part of every child’s upbringing. Lucky for us, the Friends of the Salinas Public Library (FOSPL) do so as well. This year, they are participating in the Monterey County Gives! campaign, which helps fundraise for local non-profits. Their goal this year is to help the Salinas Public Library’s Books At Birth Year (BABY) program so that we are able to jump-start every baby’s library collection by giving away free books. If you would like to support this goal, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our friends....
Zip Books Service Returns for 2022-2023
October 28, 2022
The popular Zip Books service is back at Salinas Public Library for 2022-2023 year due to support and funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library. Library patrons can submit their Zip Books request in person at any library locations or online through the Zip Books request form starting on October 28, 2022.
This service provides library cardholders with access to books and audiobooks that are not available in our library collections and be shipped directly to the cardholder’s home. When finished, library user returned the book...
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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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
