John Steinbeck Library
The John Steinbeck Library is a public library in Salinas, California, United States. 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.- Opening hours:
Monday and Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Tuesday—Thursday: noon—6:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: closed - Type: Library
- Description: public library in Salinas, California, USA
- Also known as: “Steinbeck Library”
- Address: 350 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monterey County Courthouse and John Steinbeck House.
Monterey County Courthouse
Courthouse
John Steinbeck House
Museum
The John Steinbeck House is a historic house restaurant and house museum in Salinas, California. The house was the birthplace and family home of author John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck House is situated 1,800 feet north of John Steinbeck Library.
National Steinbeck Center
Museum
The National Steinbeck Center is a museum and memorial dedicated to the author John Steinbeck, located at the California State University, Monterey Bay at Salinas City Center building at One Main Street in Salinas, California, the town where Steinbeck grew up. National Steinbeck Center is situated 1,900 feet north of John Steinbeck Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salinas and Boronda.
Salinas
Salinas is in California, 20 minutes inland from Monterey Bay in a region known as the Central Coast. Salinas was the home of writer and Nobel Prize laureate John Steinbeck. It claims to be the "Salad Bowl of the World."…Boronda
Locality
Boronda is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. The population was 1,760 at the 2020 census. Boronda is situated 2 miles northwest of John Steinbeck Library.
Spreckels
Hamlet
Spreckels is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California, United States. Spreckels is located 3 miles south of Salinas, at an elevation of 62 ft. Spreckels is situated 3½ miles south of John Steinbeck Library.
John Steinbeck Library
- Categories: public library, main library, building, and education
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.672° or 36° 40′ 19″ north
Longitude
-121.65722° or 121° 39′ 26″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Operator
Salinas Public Library
Open location code
848WM8CV+R4
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=library
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“John Steinbeck Library” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Biblioteca John Steinbeck”
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