From 9/22-11/20, 2025 the Big Sur Library will be closed for renovations. If you need assistance please call the Seaside Library at 831-899-8222. Online services are available 24/7.
Gonzales Library is moving and will be closed from November 25-January 9, 2026. Please join us on January 10, 2026 for the grand opening at our new location at 630 Fifth Street! Bookmobile services will be provided at Central Park on the following dates during closure from 3-5:30pm: 11/20, 12/04, 12/11, 12/18, and 1/08. If you need assistance, please call the Soledad Branch at 831-386-6890. Online services are available 24/7.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY OBSERVED: All Monterey County Free Libraries locations will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28. Monterey County Free Libraries branches will reopen on Saturday, November 29 while the Administrative Office will reopen Monday, December 1. Online services are available 24/7.
Soledad Branch
401 Gabilan Drive
Soledad, CA 93960
(831) 386-6890
Toll-Free: (800) 322-6884
Email your branch: 611-socirc@countyofmonterey.gov
Dayna Armstrong
Branch Manager
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Hours
- Tuesday 11 am - 7 pm
- Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
- Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
- Friday 10 am - 5 pm
- Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Services
- Books, talking books on CD, DVDs and magazines for all ages
- Newspapers: Salinas Californian, Soledad Bee
- Materials in English and Spanish
- E-Books and E-Audio
- Public computers with Internet, Microsoft Office, scan, copy, fax, and print
- Free wireless Internet
- Homework Center: Tue 1:45-6:45pm, Wed 1:45-6:45pm, Thur 12:45-5:45pm
- Programs and events for children and adults, and much more
- Try the Princh app on the App Store and Google Play Store for mobile devices and Princh Web app for printing straight from your browser.
Branch History
Catalina Manzaneli de Munrás established the city of Soledad in 1873, naming the township in honor of the brave padres who had founded the mission across the river. The mission was named honoring Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude). The town was incorporated on May 9, 1921.
The Soledad Library was established on March 8, 1915, and was affectionately known as the "Reading Room." The current library, located next to the new Soledad Unified School District High School on Gabilan Street, opened in 1999.
Building:
Library services began in 1915 and have been provided at its present location since 1999.Square Footage: 10,000
Administrative Office
188 Seaside Circle
Marina, CA 93933
Office Telephone: (831) 883-7573
Toll-free: (800) 322-6884