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The library was named after writer John Steinbeck in 1969. The library held the Steinbeck archives until 1998 when they were transferred to the new National Steinbeck Center. The library made national headlines in 2004 and 2005 when it, along with the two other libraries in Salinas, were on the verge of closing because of insufficient funding. [1]
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York ...
Salinas (/ s ə ˈ l iː n ə s /; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County.With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. [10]
The Steinbeck Center Foundation was founded in 1983; the center itself was finished and opened to the public on June 27, 1998. The center houses the largest collection of Steinbeck archives in the United States, with various exhibits on his body of work and philosophy.
As Director of Los Angeles Public Library she oversaw the construction of the fire-destroyed 500,000 square foot Central Library. Martinez has been credited with reviving the Salinas Public Library system while she served as the Library Director there due to the expansion of the Cesar Chavez Library and implementation of new programming and ...
The Salinas Californian’s direct precursor The Salinas City Index first published on March 31. 1871. [4] It changed its name into Salinas Weekly Index in 1883. [5]As Salinas went through a period of agricultural and financial expansion in the years between 1860 and 1890, the existence of The Salinas Weekly Index, and two other publications, Salinas Weekly Democrat and Salinas Daily Journal ...
The Sonoma County Library is a medium-sized public library system that serves the nine cities and unincorporated areas of Sonoma County, California.The library system is a joint powers authority, with administration located at the Administrative Offices, 6135 State Farm Dr, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
Jose Manuel Soto bought the Santa Rita land grant and allocated 1 square mile (2.6 km 2) for a town he named New Republic. [2] The New Republic post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Santa Rita in 1874, and closed permanently in 1907. [2]