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May 29, 2025 It’s Happening: Salina Public Library’s Youth Services Transformation Will Break Ground This Winter Read More

May 9, 2025 Summer at the Library: Free Lunches, Parties, and a 20,000 Book Reading Challenge Read More

Salina Public Library's 2024 In Review Community Report Connecting People to information, learning & culture Service Minded People Centered Lifelong Learning 505,833 items checked out 34,067 card holders 223,369 Facebook users reached 142,505 Web visits 159,194 Questions answered 850 Books repaired 175,751 hours of wifi used 733 App downloads 10,533 New items 10,336 School library cards 20,312 blog page views 63,420 Pages printed 539 Little Library donations 1,930,317 total items available 15,017 Seed packets taken 330 Friends members 6,575 Facebook followers 1,528 Instagram followers 197 Nontraditional items 79 1000 books before kindergarten participants 51% funds raised for Re-imagining our library: youth services 3,011 items loaned through interlibrary loan 2,530 items borrowed through interlibrary loan 976 hours volunteered 71,542 staff hours worked - We love our SPL staff 10,286 rooms reserved A growing team of 49 2,967 hotspots used 2,211 Home Deliveries 3,060 Childcare deliveries 905 Lobby stop deliveries 145 Technology One-on-Ones 8,421 hours gamed Most check out books in 2024 Adult - The Women by Kristin Hanna with 130 checkouts Youth - Diary of a wimpy kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney with 38 checkouts 271 generous donors - Thank you! 29,002 attended 2,080 library events 340 storytimes were hosted 83 book clubs were hosted 1,788 take & makes were crafted Summer at the Library Statistics 21,138 books read 5,487 learning packets completed 3,034 free summer lunches Quote from Jennifer A. "One of the highlights in Salina is the Public library. Staff is fantastic. You can check out books, movies, videogames. There's all kinds of clubs, groups or classes to join. There are great resources online, or at the library! The library is like home to me."

February 13, 2025 Salina Public Library’s 2024 Annual Community Report: A Year of Growth and Impact Read More

January 13, 2025 Salina Public Library’s “Snowfall of Support 2024” Surpasses Goal, Raising $44,545 to Support Youth and Families Read More

October 8, 2024 Salina Public Library Receives $250,000 Donation Read More

May 28, 2024 Salina Public Library Announces Capital Campaign for Youth Services Remodel Read More

May 8, 2024 Salina Public Library Launches Digital Archives Read More

May 7, 2024 Gretta Kontas Wins Friends of Kansas Libraries Award Read More

October 11, 2023 Salina Public Library responds to concerns of the sale of Sandzén artwork Read More

June 2, 2023 The UPS Store and Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Encourage Childhood Literacy Read More

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