EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
PAST EVENTS
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Annual Local History Series:
Presentation Ray March, River in Ruin: The Story of the Carmel River Monday, May 7, 2012 at 7 p.m. Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Click for more information about the author and his book. |
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***AUTHORS WITH AUTHORS***:
Three renowned authors in Sunset Theatre on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Tickets are $55, including Wine Reception, Book Signing, and Program. Buy tickets at www.sunsetcenter.org or call Sunset’s Box Office at 831-620-2048. For more information, click here or visit www.sunsetcenter.org. |
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Authors with Authors 
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Wine Reception and Book Signing Tickets $55, including Reception A private dinner with the authors at a Carmel home will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. |
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Sterling Circle Planned Giving Reception
Invitation only to Planned Giving Donors
If you would like to be invited, contact us to find out how you can include CPLF in your estate plans or wills. Click here for the Sterling Circle Planned Giving Brochure.
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 4 p.m.Park Branch, 6th & Mission, Carmel |
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Annual Local History Series:
Presentation Gary Breschini, Pre-history on Monterey Peninsula, the Indians and their rock paintings Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7 p.m. Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel While almost every culture that practiced rock art used the hand as a motif, the handprints left by the Esselen Indians in a few remote caves hidden deep in the wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest of central Monterey County are among the most unusual. Join Gary Breschini as he talks about the prehistory of the region & the carefully painted rock drawings that are the unique signatures of the individuals who painted them. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing Yiyun Li, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl (also author of The Vagrants) Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Click for more information about the author. |
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Annual Local History Lecture Series:
Presentation Gordon Wheeler, President, Esalen Institute: 50 Years of History Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7 p.m. Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Esalen. The word itself summons up tantalizing visions of adventure, unexplored frontiers, & human possibilities yet to be realized. There is the wonder of the place itself: 120 acres of fertile land carved out between mountain & ocean, blessed by a cascading canyon stream & hot mineral springs gushing out of a seaside cliff. The Esalen Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Join Gordon Wheeler for a presentation about the history, programs, & people that make Esalen a regional & world-renowned destination for education, spiritual development, & relaxation. |
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The Friends of the Harrison Memorial Library
Sunday Afternoon Literary Tea and Program: Bert Ihlenfeld, PhotographerSunday, March 18, 2012 at 2 p.m. Garden Room, Church of the Wayfarer, Lincoln & 7th, CarmelBert discusses & shares his digital photography. Collectors & critics say Bert’s creative eye discovers & transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. His work has been featured at museums & galleries in California & Germany. Robert Reese, director, Carl Cherry Center, says “Ihlenfeld pushes the medium of photography toward uncharted frontiers.” |
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Donor Salute
Invitation only exclusively for Donors who have given $100 or above in this last year! Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 4 p.m. Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean & Lincoln, Carmel |
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Annual Local History Lecture Series:
Presentation Susan Shillinglaw, Steinbeck & Jeffers Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Dr. Susan Shillinglaw is a professor of English at San Jose State University & Scholar- in-Residence at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. She has been Director of the Center for Steinbeck Studies (previously The Steinbeck Newsletter). She has published widely on Steinbeck, most recently A Journey in Steinbeck’s California (2006). Join Susan Schillinglaw for a talk about two famous regional authors, John Steinbeck & Robinson Jeffers. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing T.J. Stiles, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. (re-scheduled from March 6, 2012)
$10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel |
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Annual Local History Lecture Series:
Presentation Jack Galante, Early Carmel & Founder Frank Devendorf Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Join wine maker & Carmelite, Jack Galante, as he traces the regional history & development of the City of Carmel in 1902 by partners J. Franklin Devendorf & Frank Powers of the Carmel Development Company. Mr. Galante is the great- grandson of Frank Devendorf. The Library manages a rare collection of archival documents & artifacts for the City of Carmel that his mother, Jane Galante, recently donated. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing Douglas Smith, The Pearl Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7 p.m.
$10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel |
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Author! Author! & Arts & Literary Event:
Jane Smiley, pulitzer prize winning author Presentation & Book SigningSunday, November 13, 2011 at 4 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean & Lincoln, CarmelThis event is appropriate for readers of all ages, so bring the entire family! Private Life; A Good Horse; The Georges and the Jewels (3 books)
Jane Smiley is the author of numerous other novels including The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love & Good Will, Moo, Horse Heaven, Good Faith, Ten Days in the Hills, as well as many essays for such magazines as Vogue, The New Yorker, Practical Horseman, Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, Allure, The Nation, and others. She has written on politics, farming, horse training, child rearing, literature, impulse buying, getting dressed, Barbie, marriage, and many other topics. She is also the author of the nonfiction books A Year at the Races, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel and from Penguin Lives Series, a biography of Charles Dickens. In 2001, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2006, she received the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing Laura Shumaker, A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel “This is not a book about a young man with a disability, but a story of love, adaptation & acceptance.” – Kerry Magro — Autism Speaks Author, educator & autism advocate Laura Shumaker. Shumaker is one of the country’s leading spokespersons for individuals & families who live with autism & other developmental disabilities. She is a regular contributor to NPR Perspectives; her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Autism Advocate and on CNN. This is a moving story about families that we all can relate to. Don’t miss this important event. |
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Friends of Harrison Memorial Library 39th Annual Book Sale!
Members’ Pre-sale: Thursday, August 11, 2011, 11 to 4 p.m. $10 to join at the door Public Sale: August 12-13, 2011, 10 to 4 p.m. Carmel Mission School Gym, Rio Road next to Carmel Mission, Carmel |
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Amy Stewart, Wicked Bugs Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7 p.m.
$10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over 100 of our worst entomological foes-creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six and eight-legged creatures.
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Rodes Fishburne, Going to See the Elephants Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea Rodes Fishburne is the author of the best-selling novel Going to See the Elephant, chosen by both Independent bookstores and Amazon.com as one of the best novels of 2009. He has been praised by Tom Wolfe and compared to Tom Robbins. For over ten years he has written for magazines and newspapers, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and Forbes ASAP, where he was the editor of the “Big Issue,” an annual magazine of literary essays from leading writers and thinkers. Contributors included: Tom Wolfe, Bill Gates, Kurt Vonnegut, Muhammad Ali, Mark Helprin, John Updike, Elmore Leonard, E.O. Wilson, George Plimpton and the Dalai Lama. |
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Sterling Circle Reception
April 10, 2011 at 4 p.m. Park Branch Library, lobby On Sunday, April 10, at 4 p.m., Carmel Public Library Foundation honored members of the planned giving Sterling Circle — donors who have made the Carmel Public Library Foundation part of their estate planning — in the lobby of the Park Branch. The Foundation also welcomed new members to this special Circle. These contributors are ensuring the long-term vitality of the Foundation by their future contribution to the endowment. To learn how to become a Sterling Circle members, click on the Planned Giving tab on this website. |
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University, The Shah Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea Dr. Abbas Milani is a historian, author and Director of Iranian studies at Stanford University and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani has written for publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes and has appeared on CNN, the BBC, and NPR, among others. A member of the board of directors of the Iranian Studies Group at MIT, the San Francisco Chronicle has said that “Milani has the ear of Washington insiders.” |
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Donor Salute!
Invitation-only event for Donors who have given $100 and above Sunday, March 6. 2011 at 5 p.m., Harrison Memorial Library The Carmel Public Library Foundation hosts the annual Donor Salute – honoring all who made a contribution of $100 and above during the past year. This event is so much fun, and reflects the upbeat spirit of dedication to the Library and all it means to the community. It’s an elegant evening filled with food, wine, camaraderie, and beautiful music. |
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
John Avlon, Wingnuts Tuesday, February 8. 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea John Avlon is senior political columnist for The Daily Beast and the author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America as well as Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he was a columnist and associate editor for the New York Sun. He is a CNN contributor and the creator of the CNN and the creator of the CNN “Wingnuts of the Week” segment. Avlon was the youngest and longest-serving speechwriter in Mayor Giuliani’s City Hall. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon’s essay on the attacks, “The Resilient City” concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as “the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11.”
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Reception for Life Members
Invitation-only event for Former Board Directors Sunday, November 7. 2010 at 1 p.m., Harrison Memorial Library The Carmel Public Library Foundation honored all former Board Directors and special friends at a sit-down brunch in the lovely Reading Room at Harrison Memorial Library. The Foundation launched the new Life Member Program for all former Board Directors and special friends, and entertained them with lively Library news and presentations.
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Phyllis Theroux, The Journal Keeper Sunday, October 10. 2010 at 4pm $10 suggested contribution, Harrison Memorial Library Ocean and Lincoln, Carmel by the Sea A former contributing essayist on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Phyllis Theroux’s columns, opinion-editorial pieces, reviews and feature stories have appeared in various nwspapers including the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor and International Herald Tribune. Her essays continue to be anthologized in numerous collections.
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Tatjana Soli, The Lotus Eaters Featured in the New York Times, December 5, 2010. New York Times Bestseller. 100 Notable Books in 2010: The Book Review’s annual list of outstanding works. U.K.’s oldest book award, James Tait Black Award, August 2011. ALA 2011 Notable Book. LA Times Book Award Finalist. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7pm Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 9th & Mission, Carmel by the Sea Tatjana Soli is a novelist and short story writer. She attended Stanford University and the Warren Wilson MFA Program. The Lotus Eaters is her debut novel about a female photojournalist covering the Vietnam War. Her work has been cited in Best American Short Stories and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She was awarded the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Prize, the Dana Award and finalist for the Bellwether Prize.
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Friends of the Library Book sale
August 19 – 21, 2010 Thursday, Aug 19 (members only) 11am-4pm Friday, Aug 20 10am-4pm Saturday, Aug 21 10am-4pm Junipero Serra School Gymnasium on Rio Road, adjacent to Larson Field The Friends of the Library, who make a significant annual contribution every year to the Library for the purchase of books and materials, held their Book Sale, the event that raises the money for their contribution, on August 19, 20 and 21 this year. This event, one of the major literary happenings on the Peninsula, is made up of acres of books, all carefully sorted and classified for easy searching, at wonderful prices. This year the event moved to a new venue: the Junipero Serra School Gymnasium on Rio Road, adjacent to Larson Field. No true book lover can afford to miss this! It was spectacularly successful raising some $25,000!
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Sterling Circle Reception
June 27, 2010 at 4 p.m. Park Branch Library, lobby On Sunday, June 27, at 4 p.m., the Carmel Public Library Foundation unveiled their newly designed and constructed plaque honoring the members of the planned giving Sterling Circle — donors who have made the Carmel Public Library Foundation part of their estate planning — in the lobby of the Park Branch. These contributors are ensuring the long-term vitality of the Foundation by their future contribution to the endowment. To learn how to become a Sterling Circle member, click on planned giving. |
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Non-fiction book club
Fourth Wedensday of every month, next meeting June 23, 2010 at 4 p.m. Sunset Center, Babcock Room 9th & San Carlos, Carmel CA 93923 Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter brings this history to light. Halberstam gives a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations of both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter the best book he ever wrote. It is a culmination of forty-five years of brilliant writing by this superb journalist about America’s postwar foreign policy.
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Hooray for Hollywood
April 9 & 10, 2010 Carl Cherry Center, 4th & Guadalupe, Carmel Hooray for the major spring event and fund-raiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation: “Hooray for Hollywood.” Author, actor and impresario Tom Parks presented this ode to the golden age of song in Hollywood at the Carl Cherry Theater. The evening included an elegant reception with spectacular hors d’oeuvres, wine and champagne and the show, followed by scrumptious deserts. |
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Author, Author!
March 7, 2010 Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel Highly acclaimed mystery authors Hannah Dennison and Clare Langley-Hawthorne were the featured panelists at this year’s Author, Author event held at the Library. This very popular event, hosted by Board Director Tom Parks, proved to be an absolute delight, as guest authors talked about their literary life, the ways they approached their writing, how they were published, their research and other insights unraveling the mysteries in writing mysteries. The literary landscape of Carmel was brightened considerably by the event.
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Donor Salute
February 28, 2010 Harrison Memorial Library Over 200 Members of the Carmel Public Library Foundation were feted at the annual Donor Salute – honoring all who made a contribution of $100 and above during the past year. This was the largest group ever for this annual event, and the upbeat spirit of dedication to the Library and all it means to the community pervaded the elegant evening of food, wine, camaraderie, and beautiful music by violinist Jenny Bifano. In a short welcoming talk, President Peter Mollman thanked everyone for their love of the Library and for being a part of the most successful annual campaign in the twenty-year history of the Foundation. “Only one sales message this evening to all of you who have given so generously,” he said. “Please be an ambassador – spread the message and bring a friend, a neighbor, or even a significant other to the Foundation.” |
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Art & Literary Event featuring Baseball legend and author, Reggie Jackson
January 13, 2010 Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 9th & Mission, Carmel by the Sea Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson, a resident of the Monterey Peninsula and now an author, hit home run after home run at the Foundation’s Arts and Literary event this past January. Reggie talked about his book, Sixty Feet Six Inches that he wrote with co-author Bob Gibson, another Hall-of-Famer. He also proved to be an inspirational guide and mentor for the large group of young people who made up part of the audience that packed the Carpenter Hall venue. There were cookies in the shape of baseballs, boxes of Cracker Jack, and Reggie passed his World Series rings around the room. “Around the world, our guest is known as Mr. October,” President Peter Mollman who acted as host, said, “but here he is proudly known as Mr. Carmel Public Library.”
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Art & Literary Event featuring Debut Novelist, Maria Mutsuki Mockett
October 15, 2009 Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 9th & Mission, Carmel by the Sea Marie Mutsuki Mockett talked about her debut novel Picking Bones from Ash at an Arts and Literary Program sponsored by the Carmel Public Library Foundation. The reading and book-signing event has held in Carpenter Hall at the Sunset Center in Carmel. Ms. Mockett, who grew up in Carmel, California, was on a literary book tour throughout the country. As a child, Ms. Mockett was a frequent and enthusiastic patron of Harrison Memorial Library. Publishers Weekly said her novel “succeeds where many other fail: making the reader care.” Author Amy Tan said it’s “a book of intelligence and heart. As Mockett reveals, the ghosts of our mothers are always within us.” |
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Donor Salute
February 28, 2010 Over 200 Members of the Carmel Public Library Foundation were feted at the annual Donor Salute – honoring all who made a contribution of $100 and above during the past year. This was the largest group ever for this annual event, and the upbeat spirit of dedication to the Library and all it means to the community pervaded the elegant evening of food, wine, camaraderie, and beautiful music by violinist Jenny Bifano. In a short welcoming talk, President Peter Mollman thanked everyone for their love of the Library and for being a part of the most successful annual campaign in the twenty-year history of the Foundation. “Only one sales message this evening to all of you who have given so generously,” he said. “Please be an ambassador – spread the message and bring a friend, a neighbor, or even a significant other to the Foundation.”
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