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.
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 a FREE book! The challenge is open to all Salinas children and teens from December 19 – January 14, 2023. This is not a test or competition, nobody except you is keeping score, so have fun!
You may read...
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 my community,” says Vianey. It’s “a way to cope, a way to express, a way to change people's views, poetry has become my solution to many things.”
"We are thrilled to continue the Youth Poet Laureate program again this...
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....
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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
