Your Daily Guide

What’s Going On With Staffing at the SLC Public Library?

When news broke that hundreds of Salt Lake City Public Library were being incentivized to leave their jobs, questions quickly followed. Are layoffs coming? Is the library OK? We asked SLC Public Library CEO Noah Baskett about the decision and what it means for the library’s future. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Magnolia Bakery Now Open

New York-based Magnolia Bakery opened its first Utah location in Holladay this week. The company says Salt Lake City is one of its highest demand markets, and they plan to open four more locations across the valley in the next three years. [Axios Salt Lake City]

Who Will Fill SLC Council Seat?

Salt Lake City received 27 applications to fill the vacant District 4 City Council seat, including several familiar community names like former city councilmember Ana Valdemoros. The council is expected to interview candidates next week and choose a replacement by June 11. [KSL]

RSL Hazing Lawsuit

Former Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Jeffrey Dewsnup has filed a $100 million lawsuit alleging he was sexually harassed and hazed by teammates as a minor, causing lasting trauma that ultimately ended his soccer career. [Salt Lake Tribune]

City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta visited all 511 parks in Salt Lake County and made a parks map out of it.

It’s about to be hot this week in Salt Lake. If you’re looking to cool off on the cheap, here are the best pools and splash pads I’ve found in Salt Lake parks.

Heads up: Many local splash pads are adjusting hours this year to help conserve water because of the drought.

Crestwood Pool

Cottonwood Heights’ secret pool is tucked inside Crestwood Regional Park, with neighboring picnic tables and a few lap lanes. Open Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m. $3.50.

Wardle Fields Splash Pad

It was an 80-acre farm run by the Wardle family, now it’s Bluffdale’s hottest splash pad! Lots of room for play, plus an inch-deep lazy river for toddlers to toddle (and not get knocked down by the big kids). It’ll be open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. Free.

Oquirrh Park Pool & Splash Pad

What’s up in Kearns? A three-level dive tower, splash pad dumping cup, and toddler-friendly slides. BYO well-stocked cooler. Full summer hours start this Friday, June 5: Monday through Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sundays noon to 5 p.m. $6-$8.

Liberty Park Pool

The pool for Salt Lake City slickers offers more for grown-ups than kids, and maybe that’s its best quality? Open Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m. $3.00.

Extra credit: Do you look great in red? We are in a national lifeguard shortage. Get lifeguard certified and help keep our pools open for long summer hours.

Bonus: Not in Salt Lake, but Park City’s recreation center pool reopens this weekend after $9 million renovations. Expect more lap lanes and family features, like a climbing wall and slides.