Help stock food pantries at Salt Lake high schools. This winter, you can support local students with the Giving Tree program. You’ll find Giving Trees at most City Library locations. Take a tag with a list of needed items, then drop off your donations at the Library. Giving Trees will be at the Main Library and the Anderson-Foothill, Chapman, Day-Riverside, Marmalade, and Sprague branches from December 1, 2022–January 31, 2023.

On Level 4 of the Main Library, a bibliographical and ornithological treasure rests inside a hundred-pound case: the “Bien Edition” of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. Published in 1858, nine years after Audubon’s death, this edition recreates 150 of Audubon’s life-sized paintings of (spoiler alert) birds of America. Fewer…

Five years ago the Salt Lake City Public Library (The City Library) announced that it was doing away with late fees for overdue items. No more scrounging for loose change to pay for a book returned a day late; no more scrambling to find the picture books your child has…

New books, old favorites, and future classics: here’s what Salt Lake City was reading in 2021. — These are the books Salt Lake City Public Library patrons checked out the most in 2021. To place a hold on any of these titles, visit our website at slcpl.org. …

On the morning of Monday, May 3, visitors walked through an archway of balloons and into the The City Library’s Sprague Branch. For the first time in a little over two years, this historic library was open to the public—refreshed, remodeled, and stocked with brand-new books! Since opening in 1928…

Salt Lake City Public Library Executive Director, Peter Bromberg, has resigned, effective May 2. Bromberg’s announcement comes days after The City Library made public its plans to reopen for Express Services on Monday, March 15. Bromberg says, “For me, opening for Express Services, the significant lowering of COVID transmission, and…

What a year! Looking back on 2020, The City Library would like to share our immense gratitude for our thoughtful, dedicated, and resilient staff. They continue to work so hard to meet our communities’ needs during these challenging times. Learn more about your City Library’s resources and services at slcpl.org/hereforyou.

The story of America is incomplete without Indigenous voices. Nancy, one of our Children’s Librarians, has compiled this list of picture books with stories by Indigenous authors and illustrators. These books can be found in The City Library’s catalog: https://catalog.slcpl.org/default.aspx #ownvoices Younger Readers: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga · Written by Traci Sorrell…

From the archives: photos of City Library staff in costumes throughout the years! How many of you recognize the old Main Library building? Many of the building’s features have been preserved by its new resident, The Leonardo Museum.