Upcoming Events
CCL - Toddler Tales
Toddler Tales is now on Wednesday at Cesar Chavez Library!
Calling all toddlers and their caregivers! Come join us for storytime and where your little ones will experience stories, songs, rhymes and fun.
Recommended for ages 0-3.
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Mar25
John Steinbeck Library
• 1:00pmSpend spring break at the library. Join us for Spring Camp where kids can participate in a variety of activities. They can make colorful crafts, create a design with perler...
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Mar25
John Steinbeck Library
• 3:30pmCraftivity for Teens runs on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 3:30PM to 5PM at John Steinbeck Library with a different activity each time. If you've ever wanted to try a...
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Mar25
El Gabilan Library
• 5:00pmSpring Beyond Basics Computer Class Orientation
Join our Beyond Basics orientation to learn how you can take your basic computing skills to the next level....
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Mar25
El Gabilan Library
• 5:00pmSpring Beyond Basics Computer Class
Sign up for our Beyond Basics computer course to kick-start your journey and enrich your learning experience with hands-on...
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Mar26
El Gabilan Library
• 10:30amParent-Child Playgroups
Each playgroup provides sensory play and exploratory activities that develop speech and language, creative play, cognitive development, and...
Recent News Posts
Join FOSPL for the 5th Annual Sip & Paint Fundraiser!
March 14, 2026
Friends of the Salinas Public Library (FOSPL) presents the 5th Annual Sip & Paint fundraising event to be held this year on Saturday, March 14 at 6:00 PM at Cesar Chavez Library.
Join us for this fun event where you can express your creativity while showing support for Salinas...
Winter Reading Challenge: Free Book for Readers!
December 12, 2025
Winter Reading Challenge
December 20 - January 17
Ages 0-18
The Winter Reading Challenge is back! This Winter Break read for 15 minutes a day for 14 days, and you earn a FREE book! The challenge is open to all Salinas children and teens from December 20, 2025...
Kinder/TK Boot Camp Returns!
July 1, 2025
Prepare your soon-to-be kindergartener to confidently step into the first day of school with the help of the Salinas Public Library's Kinder Boot Camp! Our Kinder Boot Camp will be accepting incoming kindergarten students in additional to transitional kindergarten (TK) students. These camps are...
Join FOSPL for Sip & Paint Fundraiser!
March 8, 2025
Friends of the Salinas Public Library (FOSPL) presents the 4th annual Sip & Paint fundraising event to be held this year on March 8, 6pm at El Gabilan Library.
Join us for this fun event where you can express your creativity while showing support for Salinas Public Library...
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