EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Library Foundation Lecture Series

Miss one of our programs? Check out this collection of CPLF programs and events.

PAST EVENTS

 

September 13, 2023

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
The Bruton Sisters: Modernism in the Making

Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton, sisters and distinguished artists in the unique era of the 1920’s-1960’s, were known for their various mediums and modern artistic methods. Their work, recently on exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art, depicts their creativity and innovation, which later impacted future artists.

Join Wendy Van Wyck Good, a Bruton scholar, author, archivist, and former librarian at the Carmel Public Library, as she leads the discussion on the “three amazing sisters’” influence on California art, design, and architecture, and their ties to both Carmel and the Central Coast.


April 18, 2023

A Benefit for The Carmel Public Library Foundation
The Educated Edition

with Tara Westover, NYT Bestselling Author, and Alexis Madrigal, Co-host, KQED’s “Forum”


April 12, 2023

Community Night with the Library
Daughters of Smoke and Fire

The unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer, Ava Homa.

Join author Ava Homa and professor Nancy Middleton as they discuss Daughters of Smoke and Fire, an evocative portrait of the lives and stakes faced by 40 million stateless Kurds and a powerful story that brilliantly illuminates the meaning of identity and the complex bonds of family.


March 23, 2023

Community Night with the Library
Turning Stress to Strength

Discover how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life. Dr. Elissa Epel, co-author of New York Times best-selling book, The Telomere Effect, and her most recent book, The Stress Prescription is providing new research on stress, as one of the drivers of aging and how we can build our stress fitness and use it for positive transformation to our health and well-being.


March 15, 2023

Fireside Chat at the Library
The Ghost of Father Coughlin: Past or Present?

At the height of his popularity in the 1930’s Father Coughlin was one of the most influential personalities on American radio with some 30 million listeners. Join acclaimed author and photojournalist, Michael Katakis for a discussion about the power of words in dangerous times.


February 8, 2023

Community Night with the Library
Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson and the Great Sixties Environmental Awakening, with historian and acclaimed author Douglas Brinkley

New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties, telling a highly charged story of an indomitable generation that quite literally saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. This is the story of how the environmental revolution in America led to landmark legislation such as the Clean-Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act – all signed into law by President Richard Nixon.


January 11, 2023

Local History Lecture Series
THE OLD PACIFIC CAPITAL: through the words of Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a novelist, poet, short-story writer, and essayist. In 1883, while bedridden with tuberculosis, he wrote what would become one of the best known and most beloved collections of children’s poetry in the English language, A Child’s Garden of Verses. Block City is taken from that collection. Stevenson is also the author of such classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Join Stevenson devotee and classically trained actor, Keith Decker for THE OLD PACIFIC CAPITAL Visions of Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley, and Carmel Mission as seen through the words of Robert Louis Stevenson.


December 3, 2022

11th Annual Fundraiser for The Carmel
Public Library Foundation

Hofsas House at San Carlos & 4th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea
10:30am or 1:30pm

Download the flyer for details.

You are invited to celebrate the holidays with the 11th Annual Fundraiser for The Carmel Public Library Foundation. Create a gingerbread house at home and display throughout the holidays, or attend in person. Children will receive one gingerbread making kit and an individually wrapped cookie for a $25 donation to the Carmel Public Library Foundation, as well as a special goodie bag. Download the flyer for details.

Reservations: Space is limited to 50 Gingerbread houses.

Click to register (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-gingerbread-fundraiser-tickets-387109624307)

Lugano’s Swiss Bistro & Hofsas House Hotel thank you for your donation to the Carmel Public Library Foundation.

November 9, 2022

Community Night with the Library
Tech’s Rising Star: Defining the Future of Healthcare

Award-winning entrepreneur Julia Hu’s trajectory proclaimed her an industry leader in Silicon’s Valley’s competitive culture before she was 30 years old. Join Ms. Hu, co-founder and chief executive officer of the digital health company Lark Health as she imparts her remarkable journey and struggles that led to the development of this innovative healthcare platform that today, serves millions.


October 26, 2022

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Bohemian Soul – Film

In 1906 Carmel, California; a group of Bohemian artists created a revolutionary colony based on the ideals of truth, freedom and love. Their commitment to ‘Art as Life’ continues as a major influence to artists and thinkers around the world today. Discover the gifts of artists past and present on the Central Coast through this intimate film “Bohemian Soul.”


October 12, 2022

Community Night with the Library Program “My Mother Next Door” by Diane Danvers Simmons

In My Mother Next Door, author Diane Danvers Simmons shares the life lessons learned growing up in the revolutionary 1970s in London while her mother at the age of sixty charted her own unfathomable course to independence and freedom, leaving her marriage behind and moving into the house next door with several young male students to start a new life. Join Diane Danvers Simmons to explore this unique journey of forgiveness and liberation.


September 21, 2022

Community Night with the Library featuring “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future”

Join Jonathan Martin, senior political writer for The New York Times and co-author of the New York Times best-seller This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future, in conversation with Betsy Fischer Martin, an Emmy-winning journalist who was the longtime Executive Producer of Meet the Press with Tim Russert, and is currently a professor of politics and the Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. They will discuss the book’s authoritative account of the recent eighteen-month crisis in American democracy, and whether the long-established traditions and institutions of American politics can survive.


June 2022

Cozy Read-A-Book Bash

Online program


June 12, 2022

Sterling Circle Event

Location – TBD


April 27, 2022

CPLF’s Annual Fundraiser: The Futurist Edition
with acclaimed futurist and best-selling author Parag Khanna

Join us at the Sunset Center Theater and Online

Sponsorships still available. Call 831-624-2811 for more information.

March 9, 2022

The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees, with Author Meredith May

Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees.


February 16, 2022

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Architect M.J. Murphy, Carmel’s First and Foremost Builder with Architectural Historian, Kent Seavey

From 1901 to 1941 Murphy and his contracting company was the “go to” for good building design and the materials to construct them. He helped frame the village’s commercial and residential eclectic character, and for 17 years, the company he founded in 1904 continues to supply building material needs for the Monterey Peninsula community.

Join local architectural historian, Kent Seavey for an overview of Murphy’s contribution to the aesthetics and material support of our community.

This program is part of the Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck.


February 9, 2022

Fireside Chats at the Library
Individualism vs. The Collective

A discussion exploring the fundamental conflict in America today and why we need to solve it.


January 12, 2022

Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyber Warfare, with author and Professor John Arquilla

New technologies are changing how we protect our citizens and wage our wars. Among militaries, everything taken for granted about the ability to maneuver and fight is now undermined by vulnerability to “weapons of mass disruption”: cutting-edge computer worms, viruses, and invasive robot networks. At home, billions of household appliances and other “smart” items that form the Internet of Things risk being taken over, then added to the ranks of massive, malicious “zombie” armies. The age of Bitskrieg is here, bringing vexing threats that range from the business sector to the battlefield.

In this new book, world-renowned cybersecurity expert John Arquilla looks unflinchingly at the challenges posed by cyber warfare – which he argues have been neither met nor mastered. He offers fresh solutions for protecting against enemies that are often anonymous, unpredictable, and capable of projecting force and influence vastly disproportionate to their size, strength, or wealth. The changes called for require radical rethinking of military and security affairs, diplomacy, and even the routines of our daily lives.


December 15, 2021

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck
Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Henry Miller: Provocateur and Liberating Literary Influence

Henry Miller is an American writer and artist whose unique, semi-autobiographical style blended a raw, unapologetic perspective of human nature accompanied by philosophical reflection, and the frequent use of sexual and explicit language, often in a surreal stream of consciousness.

This talk will focus on Henry Miller and his impact on the American literary history as well as his impact locally. Join Magnus Toren, Executive Director of the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, CA for an unforgettable evening about one of our local legends.


December 4, 2021

10th Annual Gingerbread House Fundraiser

Celebrate the holidays with a fun Gingerbread House family activity while supporting the Carmel Public Library. Create a gingerbread house at home and display throughout the holidays. Children will receive one gingerbread making kit and an individually wrapped cookie for a $25 donation to the Carmel Public Library Foundation, as well as a special goodie bag.

Pickup: December 3, 1-4 P, Hofsas House at San Carlos & 4th Ave in Carmel Dec. 4th: Gingerbread house participants have the option to submit their photos and videos on the Hofsas House Hotel and Carmel Public LibraryFoundation Facebook and Instagram page. Click to view a flyer with details about the drawing and prize.

Space is limited to 50 Gingerbread houses.
Reservations required through Eventbrite and pre-paid, click link below: www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-gingerbread-making-fundraiser-tickets-166870984607

We thank Hofsas House and Chatterbox Public Relations for continuing to provide this wonderful tradition.


November 17, 2021

Fireside Chats at the Library

Is the California Dream Dead?

6:30pm – Harrison Memorial Library

A discussion of today’s definition of the California Dream and the possibility to attain it.


November 10, 2021

Community Night with the Library

Meet the Stars in Space: Three Astronauts and their Journey

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become an astronaut or what’s it’s like to live in outer space?
Three astronauts will share their experiences and perspectives;

  • Stephen Nathaniel Frick, American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Frick’s second mission delivered and outfitted the European Space Agency’s Columbus Laboratory, preparing it for future scientific work benefitting life on Earth.
  • Daniel Wheeler Bursch, American astronaut, had four spaceflights, including a record making long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station from December 2001 to June 2002.
  • James Hansen Newman, American astronaut, had four spaceflights, including the first Space Shuttle mission to begin the assembly of the International Space Station.


October 13, 2021

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck

The Gilded Edge: Two Audacious Women and the Cyanide Love Triangle That Shook America

Join author Catherine Prendergast for the true story of two women, Nora May French and Carrie Sterling of Carmel-by-the-Sea—a wife and a poet who learn the high price of sexual and artistic freedom in a vivid depiction of the debauchery of the late Gilded Age.

Catherine Prendergast is a Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.


October 4, 2021

Community Night with the Library
Sonita: A Film by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami

A young Afghani refugee in Iran channels her frustrations and seizes her destiny through music after her family tries to sell her into a marriage.

This intimate portrait of creativity and womanhood highlights the rarely seen intricacies and shifting contrasts of Iranian society through the lens of an artist who is defining the next generation. 91 minutes, subtitled in English.


September 22, 2021

Community Night with the Library
Into the Deep: The Secret Lives of Fishes off Carmel’s Storied Coastline

Thousands of people visit Carmel’s coastline every year, but very few know of the wonder that lies beyond the waves. Join James Lindholm, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Marine Science & Policy & Chair, Department of Marine Science California State University Monterey Bay, and immerse yourself in the ‘living laboratory’ that is the Carmel Bay.


June 2021

Cozy Read-A-Book Bash – Online Program


April 28, 2021 – 7pm
Free online program

Community Night with the Library
Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series –
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck

Birds, Bees and Bob Dylan: History of our land and its restoration on the Peninsula

Dramatic climactic shifts affect the world in which we live and how we live in it. Join Dr. Rafael Payan as he addresses some of the ways the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District is doing its part to restore lands to their former health and beauty as in the case of the former Rancho Canada Golf Course in Carmel.


April 2021

CPLF Annual Fundraiser
The Presidential Edition with American Historian and Best-Selling author, Douglas Brinkley


January 21, 2021 – 7pm

Fireside Chat at the Library – Online Program
Same Storm, Different Boat

Come and engage with a multi-generational panel as they explore the various impacts of Covid-19 and coping mechanisms that are associated with distance learning, economic shifts, and social isolation.


December 9, 2020 – 7pm

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
How the Bach Festival Began – Online Program
Author and Historian David Gordon

Musician, Author, Historian David Gordon reveals the story of two visionaries, Dene Denny & Hazel Waltrous who inspired art, music and theater as well as the Bach Festival in Carmel during the 1930’s.


December 4-5, 2020

9th Annual (Virtual) Gingerbread Making Fundraiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation

Create a gingerbread house at home and display throughout the holidays. Children will receive one gingerbread making kit and an individually wrapped to-go cookie as well as a special goodie bag, for a $25 donation to the Carmel Public Library Foundation.

Pick-Up your gingerbread house on Friday, Dec. 4th between 1-4 pm at Hofsas House at San Carlos and 4th Ave at Carmel-by-the-Sea (lower parking lot by the poolside). Masks required and social distancing will be observed.

Virtual decorating will take place at your home on Saturday, December 5th. Limited to 56 Gingerbread houses.

Enter to win a prize! Click for details and reserve your gingerbread house today through Eventbrite!


November 18, 2020 – 7pm

Fireside Chat at the Library – Online Program
Read-In for Social Justice
Dr. Andrew Drummond

Come share a book or reading that has had a major influence on your perspective regarding social justice and equity. Discussion facilitated by Dr. Andrew Drummond, Interim Dean of the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, California State University Monterey Bay.


October 14, 2020 – 7pm

Fireside Chat at the Library – Online Program
Can Literature Inform in a Time of Plague
Michael Katakis and Lettie Bennett

Can literature, from the ancient Greek philosophers to the great writers of the 19th and 20th centuries inform society through these turbulent times? Join acclaimed author, Michael Katakis and Lettie Bennett for thoughtful conversation.


October 6, 2020 – 7pm

Community Night with the Library – Online Program
The Pandemic: What We Know Now
Dr. Syra Madad

Join Dr. Syra Madad, a nationally recognized leader in public health and special pathogen preparedness and response for Pandemic insights. The impacts of COVID-19 exceed all modern day epidemics, emerging as the worst public health crisis in a century. The talk will highlight where we are, where we need to be and what we can do to combat COVID19. Recommendations on changes that need to be made to improve biological preparedness and response across the U.S. healthcare infrastructure will also be discussed.


October 1 – 7pm

Community Night with the Library – Online Program
Morality of the Moment
Rob Reich, professor of Political Science at Stanford University
The convergence of a global pandemic, social unrest, a fragile democracy, & accelerating climate change: How do Americans collectively move forward? Join Stanford University Political Science Professor Rob Reich to explore.

March 16, 2020 POSTPONED

Stanford’s Challenge Success: A Well-Balanced Perspective on College Fit
6:30pm / Carmel Performing Art Center at Carmel High School

Parent & Teacher Lecture Series hosted by CUSD & CPLFThe college admissions process can be a source of stress and anxiety for students and parents alike. This research-based workshop addresses many of the important questions we hear from families. What do college rankings really measure? Are students who attend more selective colleges better off later in life? What is “fit” and why does it matter? Participants will learn practical strategies to help reduce unnecessary pressure around the college admissions process and ways to support their student’s overall well-being and readiness for life in college and beyond. Seating is first-come, first-served!


March 8, 2020

Donor Salute
3pm / Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel

We Want To Thank You!
Carmel Public Library Foundation appreciates your support! With a $100 or more donation you will be invited to our annual Donor Salute, as a “thank you” for your support of the Carmel Public Library. There will be delicious food from Stationaery restaurant and fine wines.

Funds to be applied to this year’s Donor Salute must be received no later than March 5th, 2020. Thank you.

February 10, 2020

Wired for Reward: How teenage brains are vulnerable to addiction, and simple strategies to promote health
6:30pm / Carmel Performing Art Center at Carmel High School
3600 Ocean Ave, at the intersection of Highway 1 & Ocean Ave in Carmel

Meet Darryl “Flea” Virostko, legendary, world class surfer who rode the big wave to surfer stardom, fell into addiction and then rose again to help others overcome.

It’s important to be able to recognize addictive behaviors— and it’s never too early to start speaking with your child about it! Join our distinguished panel of experts to learn how to help your teen discover practical strategies that can give them the critical thinking tools they need to make healthy choices. Q&A to follow the program.


February 5, 2020

Community Night with the Library
Big Data/Big Brother
7pm / Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel

Join Naval Postgraduate School Asst. Professor of Computer Science, Vinnie Monaco, to learn how, and to what extent, your personal information is being divulged. The interactions people have on the Internet generate an abundance of data that often contain personal and sensitive information. Combined with recent advances in machine learning, it is becoming increasingly difficult to remain anonymous and control exactly what personal information is divulged. Everything from search queries and movie ratings, to the way a person types on a keyboard or clicks on a button reflects some aspect of their identity. However, this phenomenon is a double-edged sword and actually has the potential to both increase security and threaten user privacy.


January 15, 2020

Community Night with the Library
Design Thinking: The Achievement Habit
7pm / Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel

A co-founder of the Stanford d.School, and author of The Achievement Habit, Dr. Bernard Roth introduces the power of design to drive positive change in your life by providing simple tools to solve problems and achieve your objectives. He will share his insights that stem from design thinking—previously used to solve large scale projects. These insights can be used to gain confidence to achieve personal goals and overcome obstacles that hinder fulfilling personal potential.

Dr. Bernard Roth is one of the founders of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school) and is active in its development: currently, he serves as Academic Director. His design interests include organizing and presenting workshops on creativity, group interactions, and the problem solving process. Formerly he researched the kinematics, dynamics, control, and design of computer controlled mechanical devices. In kinematics, he studied the mathematical theory of rigid body motions and its application to the design of machines.


January 8, 2020

Community Night with the Library
Freedom of Speech: The Constitution in Conflict
7pm / Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel

Freedom of speech has often been viewed as our most precious right, the right to think and speak without government censorship. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech or of the press…” But freedom of speech has never been interpreted by the Supreme Court to be as absolute as those words appear. What are the limits? What happens when free speech conflicts with other constitutional rights?

Join Michelle Welsh, Professor of Constitutional Law and Employment Law at the Monterey College of Law, and a 40-year member of American Civil Liberties Union for this fascinating talk.


December 7, 2019

8th Annual Gingerbread Making Fundraiser
Hofsas House, btw 3rd and 4th on San Carlos in Carmel

For reservations: 831-624-2745 or carrie@hofsashouse.com


December 4, 2019

Community Night with the Library
The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin
7pm / Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel

After decades of the Cold War and renewed tensions, in the wake of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, cooperation between the United States and Russia seems impossible to imagine ―and yet, as author and historian Douglas Smith reveals in his new book, it has a forgotten but astonishing historical precedent.

In 1921, facing one of the worst famines in history, the new Soviet government under Vladimir Lenin invited the American Relief Administration, the brainchild of Herbert Hoover, to save communist Russia from ruin. For two years, a small, daring band of Americans fed more than ten million men, women, and children across a million square miles of territory. It was the largest humanitarian operation in history―preventing the loss of countless lives, social unrest on a massive scale, and, quite possibly, the collapse of the communist state.


November 6, 2019

Community Night with the Library
Cognitive Reserve: Maintaining Cognitive Function into Late Adulthood
7pm / Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel

Dr. Kennedy will describe research that indicates how “cognitive reserve” can help stave off age-related declines in cognitive function and onset of dementia symptoms. She will cover everyday activities that can help build up cognitive reserve and free resources for additional information on cognitive aging.

Dr. Quinn Kennedy earned a PhD in Psychology and completed postdoctoral training in Cognitive Aging, both at Stanford University. She has over 20 years of research experience in investigating factors that affect older adults’ decision making and performance. Her work has been published in scientific publications including Psychological Science, Psychology of Aging, and Journals of Gerontology. With her collaborators, her work has been featured on Channel 2 news, NPR, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Science.


October 23, 2019

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
Community Night with the Library
Robinson & Una Jeffers – “Our Inevitable Place”

“When the stagecoach topped the hill,” Robinson Jeffers wrote in 1914, “and we looked down through pines and sea fogs on Carmel Bay, it was evident that we had come without knowing it to our inevitable place.”

That “inevitable place” and their life there will be the subject of a talk by Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts, Vice President of the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation. Discover what fueled the timeless poetry of Robinson Jeffers and how his writing was reflective of the home he built, including the iconic forty-foot tall Hawk Tower.

During their near half-century living on Carmel Point, Robin and Una raised their twin sons, Donnan and Garth; Robin built, by himself, bringing the stones up from the beach below, a number of stone buildings, including the iconic forty-foot tall Hawk Tower; Una organized and directed both family life and Robin’s literary career; and Jeffers wrote the poems that made him a nationally and internationally known poet whose poems on human life on this planet are especially relevant today. In his talk, Ruchowitz-Roberts will touch on each aspect of the incredibly rich life Una and Robin fashioned in their “inevitable place.”


October 26, 2019

Halloween Parade
11am – 1pm / Carmel-by-the-Sea

Join us and celebrate the City of Carmel’s birthday! Tricks or treats and library goodies.


September 25, 2019

Community Night with the Library
Innovation in the Deep Sea
7pm / Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel

Join Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute President/CEO, Chris Scholin to learn about the innovative technologies for studying and understanding the ocean.The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), a non-profit organization, was founded by David Packard in 1987. The idea came after his family’s founding of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, hence the extension “Research Institute”. Packard’s goal for MBARI was for scientists and engineers to work as peers, to conceptualize, design, fabricate and apply novel instruments and systems to investigate the deep sea. This fundamental science and engineering enterprise was meant to complement the public-serving Aquarium. Packard believed that disciplined technological innovation would transform the field of oceanography and make it possible to address challenging problems in new and novel ways. Thirty-two years later his legacy and vision lives on at MBARI’s facilities in Moss Landing at the head of the famed Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon — a conduit to the deep sea and geologic wonder. Chris Scholin, the President and CEO of MBARI, will provide a brief history of MBARI, review some of the current work being done at the institute, and give a glimpse of what’s to come there in the future.


October 16, 2019

NEW! from Carmel Public Library Foundation: Fireside Chats at the Library
A thought-provoking topical series developed to engage our community through lively conversation on an array of subjects, facilitated by an expert speaker and to be held at the beautiful, historic Harrison Memorial Library in Carmel.

NEW! Fireside Chats at the Library:
Navigating Democracy in the Era of Big Data & Deep Fakes
6:30 pm / Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean Ave. and Lincoln, Carmel

With Dr. Andrew Drummond, Associate Dean for the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, California State University Monterey Bay. Join us to discuss how vast stores of data and their use in information framing and audience targeting may be presenting core challenges to democratic principles and civic culture. Space is limited, registration required.

Space limited. Registration required by emailing amitchell@carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org or call 831-624-2811.


CPLF’s Spring Fundraiser
The Still an Optimist Edition with
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist and Best-selling Author, Thomas L. Friedman – Tues, May 7th

Sunset Center, Carmel, CAA stimulating conversation: When global markets, technology and climate change collide, with Thomas Friedman and Professor John Arquilla, chair of the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School.Thomas Friedman is an American journalist and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and currently writes a weekly column for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues. His books include; That Used To Be Us, Hot, Flat and Crowded, From Beirut to Jerusalem, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, The World is Flat, Longitudes and Attitudes and his most recent book, Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations which has been on the New York Times Best Selling List.Click here to purchase tickets to the event. www.sunsetcenter.org

Climate Change Science; What Do We Know and What Should We Do?

Wed. Mar 13th at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

Climate change science has revealed major changes in Earth’s environment that have occurred since the Industrial Revolution, and especially in the last 50 years. This science strongly indicates that human emissions of CO2 have been the main cause of these changes, and that continued emissions will lead to even greater changes. The impacts of these changes have included substantial disruptions of the environment and human lives. But there is uncertainty in the science of climate change, which contributes to uncertainty about how we as individuals and organizations should respond to on-going and future climate change. Dr. Murphree will present an overview of the science of climate change, with an emphasis on the major changes that have already occurred, the changes that are likely to occur within the lifetimes of our children and grandchildren, and what we don’t yet know about climate change. He will also discuss on-going and proposed responses to climate change, and how to go about selecting the optimal responses.
Tom Murphree is a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, where he teaches and conducts research on Earth’s climate system. Tom also presents hands-on science workshops for K-12 students and teachers, the general public, and scientists who want to share their science with children.

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Saint Junípero Serra and the Dream of California

Wed. Mar 6th at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

Archaeologist, writer, photographer, and Professor Rubén G. Mendoza will address the events leading to, and culminating with, the Papal Canonization of San Junípero Serra, OFM. Mendoza will address the back story surrounding the Serra Canonization from the standpoint of an archaeologist and historian with long experience in that work needed to address the contested histories of the California missions.


Donor Salute

Sun, Mar 3rd from 3 to 5pm
Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel, CA


FILM and Community Discussion
California Typewriter

Wed, Feb 27th, 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

California Typewriter, a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others. It also movingly documents the struggles of one of the last standing repair shops in America dedicated to keeping the aging machines clicking. In the process, the film delivers a thought-provoking meditation on the changing dynamic between humans and machines.


Fogcatchers

Wed, Feb 20th, 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

Learn how fog has impacted our world and how it may potentially serve as a relatively inexpensive source of water in many arid regions. Dr. Dan Fernandez, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has developed and deployed dozens of “standard fog catchers” throughout the region, testing their effectiveness with different materials and in different coastal areas. Fernandez has taught and researched sustainability issues for many years on topics ranging from clean energy to large-scale composting, as well as water conservation. He teaches courses in physics and environmental studies at CSUMB.


Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
The Life of Jo Mora in Monterey County and Carmel

Wed. Feb 6th at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

Join Peter Hiller for a fresh look at the numerous artistic accomplishments of renowned local artist, Jo Mora. Few people celebrated the historical significance of Monterey County as did Mora, from his cenotaph created in honor of Father Juniperio Serra in the Memorial Chapel in El Carmelo Mission, to his series of maps – or cartes, as he referred to them that were historically accurate, humorous, and now collectable prints, one of which paid homage to Carmel-By-The-Sea.

This new presentation will focus on the most recent discoveries of Mora’s work along with artistic material from the Mora family archive, seldom, if ever, seen publicly. The timing of this talk coincides with the release of a significant biography about Jo Mora being published by the Book Club of California and penned by Peter Hiller along with a major exhibition of Jo’s work at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco on display through the end of February.


An Evening’s Conversation: Ernest Hemingway and Traveling the World

Thurs. Jan 31st at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

Michael Katakis is an internationally acclaimed photographer, author and international manager of Hemingway’s literary estate. His work has been translated into several languages including Greek, Bulgarian and Chinese and his photographs have been collected by institutions including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Library and Stanford University’s Special Collections Department. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and was Presented to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. in 2011. In 2012 he was appointed Ambassador for the British Library and elected Director of Americans for the British Library.
Mr. Katakis’most recent book, Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts From a Life provides an illuminating story of American icon Ernest Hemingway’s life through the documents, photographs, and miscellany he kept. Mr. Katakis’ other books include; A Thousand Shards of Glass: There is Another America (Simon and Schuster, UK 2014), Traveller: Observations From an American in Exile (Scribner, New York 2009), The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Crown, New York 1988) which is a two year study of the emotional impact the memorial has had on its visitors. Sacred Trusts: Essays on Stewardship and Responsibility (Mercury House, San Francisco 1993). Excavating Voices: Listening to Photographs of Native Americans (University Museum Publications, University of Pennsylvania 1998) and the limited edition book, Despatches (Foolscap Press, Santa Cruz, California 2008) which a number of institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and Stanford University have acquired for their special collections.


The Wisdom of Scheherazade

Wed. Jan 9th at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

The Wisdom of Scheherazade: The 1001 Nights, also known as The Arabian Nights, has Indian origins, its characters have Persian names, most of the tales have their roots in Iraq and Egypt, and it has been translated into dozens of languages. More than the tales themselves, however, what audiences seem drawn to is the character of Scheherazade herself. Dr. Bonnie Irwin’s talk will trace the development of the frame story of the Nights and the legacy of Scheherazade for modern writers and audiences.

Gingerbread Making Fundraiser

Sat. Dec 8th at 10:30am & 1:30pm
Hofsas House, between 3rd & 4th on San Carlos, Carmel, CA


Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Carmel’s Treasure Trove

Wed. Nov 14th at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, Carmel, CA

Former Carmel-by-the-Sea City Administrator and local historian Doug Schmitz has helped us rediscover the “Golden Era” that revealed some of the most significant aspects of life in Carmel and how it was established. Now he takes us on another journey into Carmel’s past as he explores the facts and fiction that have shaped this unique village.

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Wright on Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architectural Exhibitions
Wed. Oct 24th at 7pm
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright, the creator of New York’s Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater, a house over a waterfall, is universally regarded as the greatest American architect who ever lived. In her new book, Wright on Exhibit, Kathryn Smith charts Frank Lloyd Wright’s rise and fall and rise again in a revealing exposition of how Wright refused to be forgotten and what he did step by step to attract the admiration of millions of Americans, not to mention the Europeans and Japanese. Smith will devote special attention to one of Wright’s most dramatic houses by the water, the Mrs. Della Walker House, Carmel-by-the-Sea, the only other Wright building that can be compared to Fallingwater in its profound connection between man and nature.
Kathryn Smith is an architectural historian, who is an historic preservation consultant, author, and lecturer. Her books include Wright on Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architectural Exhibitions (2017), Frank Lloyd Wright: American Master (2009), Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin and Taliesin West (1997), and Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House and Olive Hill (1992). Smith has been a consultant to Graycliff Conservancy, Florida Southern College, and Barnsdall Park. She has held NEH, NEA, and Graham Foundation fellowships. In 2003, she was Scholar-in-Residence at the Robie House, Chicago. In 2001, Smith was awarded the Wright Spirit Award in the Professional Category from the Building Conservancy.

An Evening with Tobias Wolff: This Boy’s Life
Thurs. Oct 4th at 7pm
The Woman’s Club, 9th & San Carlos, Carmel, CA
Carmel Public Library Foundation partners with The National Steinbeck Center for the National Endowment for the Art’s Big Read program which funds community reads and programming around a select list of books. This year the selected book is Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s Life. An unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers. He introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, who turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Central themes include challenges youth face during adolescence, and more.
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff (born June 19, 1945) is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist, and teacher of creative writing. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy’s Life (1989) and In Pharaoh’s Army (1994). He has written two short story collections, including The Barracks Thief (1984), which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Wolff received a National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in September 2015. His academic career began at Syracuse University (1982–1997) and, since 1997, he has taught at Stanford University, where he is the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences.

Annual Fundraiser to Benefit the Carmel Public Library Foundation
The Travel Edition
A lively conversation in the serendipity of cross-cultural travel
Featuring famed travel writers
Pico Iyer and Don George
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Sunset Center, Carmel, CA
The Journey of a Lifetime! Join Pico Iyer and Don George, dear friends and acclaimed travel writers for an engaging conversation rich with stories and observations from around and abroad. More…

Community Night with the Library
Author & Historian, Janey BennettWed, Mar 28, 2018 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset CenterThe 40-some houses Mark Mills designed in his career are tucked into the forests and among the coastal rocks from Big Sur north and across the Monterey Peninsula. Many people have no idea they are here. Mills’ early houses incorporated the techniques and materials he had used while he apprenticed to Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. As he grew as an artist, his houses pushed the limits of designs of wooden trusses and he invented new ways of forming thin-shell concrete structures. His was truly an architecture of the imagination.Janey Bennett has created a book of thoughtful text and brilliant photography reviewing Mark Mills’ work. The Fantastic Seashell of the Mind: The Architecture of Mark Mills was published summer 2017 by ORO Editions. Please join Janey for a compelling look into the work of one of the most creative architects of our area and how his designs continue to remain both intriguing and relevant.

Community Night with the Library
Author & Historian Douglas Smith
Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset CenterDouglas Smith is an award-winning historian and translator whose works have been translated into a dozen languages. He has written five books on Russia and his latest book, Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs, was published in November 2016 in the US and the UK. The most complete biography ever written, Rasputin draws on long-lost documents from archives in seven different countries to overturn many of the old myths about the infamous Russian mystic, presenting Rasputin in a fascinating new light. Publishers Weekly calls it “Monumental and soul-shaking … written with a Dostoevskian flair for noir and obsession.” Please join Douglas Smith for a riveting exploration and comprehensive perspective on a notoriously misunderstood historic icon, Rasputin.

Donor Salute
Sun, Mar 4, 3 pm
Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel

Community Night with the Library
Sheila Bowman, Seafood Watch Manager of Culinary Initiatives & Matt Beaudin, Executive Chef, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Aquaculture Sustainability: Farm It – Catch It – Eat It
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center
There are many ways we enjoy the ocean…and many ways we can help preserve it. One of the major impacts we humans have on ocean wildlife is the seafood we eat and the ways we catch and farm it. The good news is that we can reduce our impact while still enjoying some of our favorite seafood. Join us to learn the latest information and tips for being a savvy seafood consumer and enjoy some delicious and sustainable treats. Even if you think you know about sustainable seafood, you’re sure to learn something new during this peek behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program.

Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck

Docent & Historian, Kevin Shabram
The Fight for Point Lobos

Wed, Feb 7, 2018
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center
During the 1920s, people who loved Point Lobos began to worry about its future. They feared the Point would be forever lost to development. These fears were not unfounded. This set up a ten year battle to acquire and preserve Point Lobos for the generations to come. Many well-known conservationists became involved in this project. But this is also the story of one woman who had been all but forgotten. Yet the impact of her work on the Reserve we know today cannot be understated. Please join Docent Historian Kevin Shabram of the Point Lobos Foundation, on a journey through this battle for conservation.

Parent & Teacher Lecture Series
The Mask You Live In — Film & Panel Discussion CUSD
Tues, Jan 30, 2018 6:30 pm
Carmel High School Performing Art CenterA riveting movie that focuses on some of the societal issues and problems plus solutions regarding how we are raising our boys.The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity.Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve conflicts through violence. These gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and young men must navigate to become “real” men.Experts in neuroscience, psychology, sociology, sports, education, and media also weigh in, offering empirical evidence of the “boy crisis” and tactics to combat it.The Mask You Live In ultimately illustrates how we, as a society, can raise a healthier generation of boys and young men.

Community Night with the Library
Dr. Bonnie Irwin

Women and the Veil in the Muslim World: Oppression or Empowerment?Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset CenterHistorically, veiling is a tradition that is common to all the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. One need look no further than the traditional bridal veil to see the remnants of what was once a common practice of modesty. Given that only traces of the tradition remain in Christianity and Orthodox Judaism, we most often associate veiling with Islam today, and many Americans misunderstand why veiling is prevalent in the Middle East and why a woman might choose to wear a veil. Dr. Irwin will explore how the complexities of veiling in Islamic societies vary within religious, cultural, and political contexts and in comparison to the traditions of veiling in Muslim-American communities.

Hofsas House Hotel Celebrates The Holidays
Gingerbread Making Fundraiser
Benefiting The Carmel Public Library Foundation
Sat, Dec 9, 2017
10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
Where: Hofsas House, Meeting room poolside
San Carlos & 4th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea
You are invited to celebrate the holidays with our 6th Annual Fundraiser for the Carmel
Public Library Foundation with Gingerbread Making for the entire family.
Create a gingerbread house to take home and display throughout the holidays. Children will receive one gingerbread making kit, hot cider and a cookie for a $25 donation to the Carmel Public Library Foundation.
Adults that want to attend will receive a glass of wine or sparkling wine or mimosa from a local winery and can enjoy a gourmet cheese and fruit tray for a $10 donation to the Carmel Public Library Foundation. Additional glasses of wine can be purchased for a $5.00 donation.
Cost: $25 per gingerbread house which includes a cookie with hot chocolate or coee. Adults may purchase a glass of wine with small bites for $10.
Reservations: Limited reservations available. Contact Carrie at (831) 624-2745 or carrie@HofsasHouse.com to make a reservation.

Community Night with the Library
Carmel Photographer, Will Furman
Last Ghost Town Standing, Bodie, CA – Good Times & BadWed, Nov 15, 2017
Carpenter Hall, Sunset CenterJoin Carmel photographer Will Furman as he presents his new book, Bodie – Good Times and Bad, which bring to life this famous ghost town as never before. Along with Nicholas Clapp’s compelling narrative, Will Furman’s captivating photography makes you feel as though you are there. Many images feature a technique he calls “inside-out” photography, which appear as double-exposures, but are not. Captured with just the right angle and light, the scene inside a building blends perfectly with the scene outside, resulting in a beautiful composite that truly makes history come alive.

Community Night with the Library
Author & Historian Leslie Berlin
TROUBLEMAKERS: The Story of Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age
Wed, Nov 8, 2017
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center

In the space of only seven years and thirty-five miles, five major industries—personal computing, video games, biotechnology, modern venture capital, and advanced semiconductor logic—were born.
Join historian Leslie Berlin as she presents Troublemakers, the gripping tale of six exceptional men and women, pioneers of Silicon Valley in the 1970s and early 1980s and how they worked together across generations, industries, and companies to bring technology from Pentagon offices and university laboratories to the rest of us. In doing so, they changed the world.


Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck
Ben Heinrich
“Chasing Water” The Carmel River; How it beckoned the pioneers and shaped this region
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
Carpenter Hall, Sunset CenterLongtime local avid historian, Ben Heinrich has been fascinated with the Carmel River and how it impacted this region. Join Ben as he takes us through historic events, from the Esselen Indians, to the Spanish Discoveries and the more recent influence of Charles Crocker and S.F.B. Morse. “Chasing Water” looks at the Rio Carmelo, who controlled it and how it shaped the Monterey Peninsula.

Parent-Teacher Lecture Series
Dr. Adriana Galván
Insight into the Teenage Brain:
The Neurobiology Underlying Characteristic Teenage BehaviorTue, Sep 5th at 6:30 pm
Carmel High School Performing Art Center

3600 Ocean Avenue, at the intersection of
Highway 1 & Ocean Avenue in CarmelLife is stressful for today’s teens who report they experience stress in patterns similar to adults, and during the school year report stress levels even higher than those reported by adults. Dr. Adriana Galván discusses the neurobiology underlying characteristic teenage behavior, with an emphasis on the effects of stress and sleep deprivation. She will present her most recent findings, and describe how to better help adolescents navigate the challenging transition from childhood to adulthood from a neurobiological research perspective.Adriana Galván, PhD. serves as the Director and Principal Investigator of the Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory with an expertise in adolescent brain development. Dr. Galvan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Brain Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes
Seating is first-come, first-served!
Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Questions? Call (831) 624-2811

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The Foodie Edition
A benefit for the Carmel Public Library Foundation
Featuring celebrity chefs and international bestselling food writers
Nancy Silverton, Ruth Reichl and Evan Kleiman

Wed, May 17, 2017
Sunset Center, Carmel

Set in the beautiful Sunset Center Theater, THE FOODIE EDITION features celebrity chefs and internationally known food writers, Nancy Silverton, Ruth Reichl, Evan Kleiman. They take Center Stage with a live cooking demonstration & intimate panel discussion. If you have an appetite for great food you won’t want to miss this scrumptiously delicious Foodie Event, starting with a variety of Monterey County wines on the Sunset Center patio and personally autographed cookbooks, followed by an evening of culinary delight on the Sunset Center stage.

6 pm • VIP Reception and Program, Author Meet & Greet with Advanced Book Signing, Delicious Hors d’oeuvres & Fine Wines ($175)
7 pm • General Admission with Wine Tasting & Book Sale ($65)
8 pm • Program, followed by book signing

Purchase your TICKETS today!
Online or at Box Office (831) 620-2048


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Community Night with the Library
Winemaker & Botanist Marta Kraftzeck
The History of Winemaking in Monterey County
Wed, Mar 29 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
Wine grapes were first introduced in Monterey County well over 200 years ago by the Franciscan Friars. They discovered early that the cool evenings and afternoon heat was the ideal climate for developing the intense fruit flavor winemakers covet. Join Marta Kraftzeck for a talk about winemaking in our county, the prohibition, and the winemaking we know of today.

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Donor Salute
Sun, Mar 5 at 3 pm
A reception held in the Main Library for donors who have given an annual gift to the library foundation in the amount of $100 or more.

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Celebrity Chef & Cookbook Author, John Pisto
Mushroom Grubbing & Cooking DIFFERENT LOCATION!
Wed, Feb 22 at 7 pm
Carmel Woman’s Club, 9th Ave & San Carlos (directly across from the Sunset Center)Join author, Cooking with Mushrooms, local legend and Central Coast restaurateur, John Pisto for an entertaining evening with his fry pan. He’ll talk about the elusive fungi mushrooms, the basics of foraging, and the impact of climate (“pray for rain!”) on mushroom growth.

cityhall-schmitz-244p-copy Community Night with the Library
Local History Lecture with Doug Schmitz
Stories from the Past: Carmel-by-the-SeaWed, Feb 1 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, CarmelJoin former City Administrator and avid local history researcher Doug Schmitz for some tales of Carmel-by-the-Sea, in City Hall and outside the walls!

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Community Night with the Library
Conservation Biologist Gordon Frankie, UC Berkeley
Bees & Blooms, A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists
Wed, Jan 11 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
California is home to over sixteen hundred species of wild bees that pollinate gardens, agricultural crops, and urban green spaces, even as the Colony Collapse Disorder takes its toll. Join University of California Biologist Gordon Frankie for a talk about the state of our bees and an up-close view of their changing ecosystem.

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Community Night with the Library
Marine Biologist Steve Webster
The History of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Wed, Dec 7 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
Join Founding Senior Marine Biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Steve Webster for a talk about the “Early Days & History of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.” Steve has been involved with the aquarium since its conception, and continues to volunteer as an interpretive guide. Steve’s work over the years has been instrumental in making it one of the world’s greatest aquariums and conversation institutions involved in preserving the oceans. Learn more about this amazing regional resource.

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5th Annual Gingerbread Making Fundraiser
to benefit the Carmel Public Library Foundation
Sat, Dec 3 at 10:30 am or 1:30 pm
Hofsas House
San Carlos and 4th Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Cost: $25 per gingerbread house, which includes a cookie with hot chocolate or coffee. Adults may purchase a glass of wine with small bites for $10.
Reservations: Space limited! Call Carrie at (831) 624-2745 to reserve your space at this fun holiday event that benefits the library!

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24th Annual Philanthropy Day Luncheon

Fri, Nov 18 at 11:30 am
The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach. By invitation.

Honoring Lifetime Giving Donors
Joseph & Sheila Mark

A day that celebrates the many contributions of philanthropy – and those people active in our community.


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Community Night With the Library
NASA Astronaut
Capt. Daniel W. Bursch
Instructor Space Systems Academic Group
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey
Wed, Nov 9 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
Join Astronaut Daniel Bursch for a talk about space. Bursch had four spaceflights, the first three of which were Space Shuttle missions lasting 10 to 11 days each. His fourth and final spaceflight was a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station as a crew member of Expedition 4, which lasted 196 days, setting a new record for the longest duration spaceflight for an American astronaut.

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Community Night with the Library
John Muir Laws
Thinking like a Naturalist: Reclaiming the Art of Natural History
Wed, Oct 26 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
The powers of observation and curiosity are not static traits, but skills you can develop and enhance. Join California Academy of Sciences Author and Educator John Muir Laws to learn how can you get more out of your natural history explorations. Also a naturalist and illustrator, Laws will demonstrate simple and fun techniques you can incorporate into your own recreational nature study, classroom, or family outings.

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Community Night with the Library
Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation & Robert & Lacy Buck
Architect Erik Dyar presents: John Thodos, Architect
Wed, Oct 5 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
Join Carmel architect Erik Dyar for a talk celebrating the work of the John Thodos (1943 – 2009), the famed Central Coast architect who is recognized world-wide for his invention of seamless glass boxes as bay windows, Mediterranean influence, and open, simple, mathematical designs. Erik spent 17 years working with John as his primary associate on a wide array of projects including many award wining customer residences. Glass and wood, light and space are concepts that resonate in all of Thodos’ work. John was a former Library Trustee.

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Dr. Denise Pope, Co-Founder Stanford University’s School of Education CHALLENGE SUCCESS

Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful KidsThu, Sep 15 at 7 pm
Carmel Performing Art Center at Carmel High School
3600 Ocean Avenue, at the intersection of Highway 1 & Ocean Avenue in CarmelOur increasingly fast-paced world is interfering with sound educational practices and harming young students. Join world recognized author, education at Co-Founder of Stanford University’s School of Education “Challenge Success Program,” Denise Pope for a talk about her book, Overloaded & Underprepared, Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids. Pope will give parents, teachers and administrators vital resources for creating more balanced and academically fulfilled students.

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Community Night With the Library
Matt Ritter, Professor Biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California & The BIG Trees Among Us
Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel

TrueCost-244p FILM NIGHT with the Library

Parent & Teacher Lecture Series
The True Cost

Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Carmel Performing Arts Center at Carmel High School

About the Film
Who pays the cost for your clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading fashion influencers, The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film and unprecedented project that invites us on an eye-opening journey into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.

“A portrait of exploitation.” —Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times


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Naturalist & Photographer Ian Shive
The National Parks: An American Legacy, Celebrating 100 Years of National Park Service

Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel


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POP-Sci Edition
Presented by Carmel Public Library Foundation
Proceeds from the event benefit the Carmel Public Library
Bestselling Author Mary Roach
In conversation with Science Friday’s Ira Flatow
Thurs, Apr 7, 2016
7:00 PM Wine Tasting & Book Sale and Signing (wine tasting included with ticket)
8:00 PM Program
Tickets: $55 (Ticket price includes Wine Tasting; no additional fees)
Get ready for an irreverent evening of science on the wild side as bestselling author Mary Roach takes the stage in conversation with Science Friday’s radio talk show host and executive producer, Ira Flatow.
Mary’s writing has been published in multiple languages all over the world and appears regularly in National Geographic, Outside, Wired, and the New York Times Magazine.
Ira’s show, “Brain Fun for Curious People,” heard by more than 2 million people each week, airs on nearly 400 public radio stations throughout the United States, including our local station 90.3 KAZU, National Public Radio for the Monterey Bay area, a community service of CSU Monterey Bay.

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Author, Athlete & Internationally Renowned Speaker, Brie Mathers
Love the Skin You Are In: Inspiring Young Girls & Women

Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 7 pm
Carmel Performing Arts Center at Carmel High School


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Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 3pm
Main Library


Sumner-Green_244p Local History Talk
Henry Meade Williams
Local History Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation & Robert & Lacy Buck
Ian Martin
Famed Architect: Charles Sumner Greene & the Carmel Years Tue, Feb 17, 2016 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center

AntarcticEdge_244p FILM NIGHT with the Library
Parent & Teacher Lecture Series
Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees SouthWed, Feb 3, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Carmel Performing Arts Center at Carmel High SchoolPre-film talk, “Bridging Art, Science and Humanities through Digital Filmmaking,” by Director and Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Dena Seidel

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Conservation Biologist Mark Silberstein
Conserving a Coastal Treasure: the Story of Elkhorn Slough

Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 7 pm

Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel


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Authors & Travel Writers, Linda & David Mullally
Hiking Pinnacles National Park

Wed, Dec 16, 2016, at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel


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Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm

Hofsas House in Carmel


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Honoring CPLF Lifetime Giving Donor Marjorie Perrine

Fri, Nov 20, 11:30 am

The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach


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Dr. Wendy Mogel, Early Childhood Psychologist and Parent Educator
Smart Empathy: Raising & Educating Resilient Children & Teenagers

Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 7 pm

Carmel Performing Art Center at Carmel High School
3600 Ocean Ave at the Intersection of Highway 1 & Ocean Ave


Earthjustice_tidepool Community Night with the Library

Earthjustice Presents: The Fight for a Healthy Ocean Ecosystem

Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 7 pm

Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center


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Featuring Susan Kent, Workshop Facilitator & Library Services Consultant
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 5:30 pmCarmel City Hall at Council Chambers

Community Night with the Library

Author & Nutritionist Barbara Quinn
Quinn-Essential Nutrition: The Uncomplicated Science of Eating

Wed, Sep 16, at 7 pm

Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel

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Sun, Jun 7, 2015

MegClovis_2014_244p Community Night with the Library
Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series

Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation &
Robert & Lacy Buck presents
Historian Meg Clovis
Lost Towns of Monterey CountyTue, May 12, 2015 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
JoAnn-Semones_PtPinos_244p Community Night with the Library
Local History TalkJoann Semones
Shipwrecks & Maritime History Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
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Award-winning Journalist,
and News Director for
90.3 KAZU / NPR
for the Monterey Bay Area
Krista Almanzan
will moderate the program.

LISTEN to the Non-Fiction World Edition

Media Sponsor and Co-Host
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Non-Fiction World Edition
current events, politics and international perspectivesPresented by Carmel Public Library Foundation
Proceeds from event benefit the Carmel Public LibraryWednesday, Apr 8, 2015
7 pm Wine Tasting & Book Signing
8 pm Program
Wine tasting included with ticketSet in the beautiful Sunset Center Theater, Non-Fiction World Edition, features former Ambassador Christopher Hill, bestselling author of the recently published Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy. A career diplomat, he was a four-time ambassador nominated by three presidents. He served as Ambassador to Iraq, the Republic of Korea, Poland and the Republic of Macedonia. He served as President Bush’s US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia. He was a US special envoy for Kosovo, negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accords, and the chief US negotiator with North Korea from 2005-2009.Proceeds from the evening benefit the Carmel Public Library Foundation whose mission is to fund the Carmel Public Library, to keep the doors open and to maintain the library’s preeminence as a steward and cherished cultural institution on the Central Coast of California. Proceeds from the evening benefit the Carmel Public Library Foundation whose mission is to fund the Carmel Public Library, to keep the doors open and to maintain the library’s preeminence as a steward and cherished cultural institution on the Central Coast of California.Purchase tickets today
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Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 4pm

Roosevelt_laughs_244p Community Night with the Library
Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series

Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation &
Robert & Lacy Buck presents
Historian Richard Kezirian
Teddy RooseveltTue, Mar 10, 2015 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
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Police Chief Michael Calhoun
The History of the Carmel Police Department

Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7 pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center

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Girl Rising

Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 7 pm
Carmel High School Performing Arts Center

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Parent & Teacher Lecture SeriesDr. Stephen Hinshaw
University of California San Francisco
What Lies Behind the ADHD ExplosionTue, Jan 13, 2015 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
Lumsdem_films_244p Community Night with the Library
Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series

Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation &
Robert & Lacy Buck.
Presents: Doug Lumsdem
Films Made in Carmel
Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
Hofsas_gingerbread_244p Gingerbread Making Fundraiser at the Hofsas House

Sat, Dec 6, 2014

Hartwig_Stanford_244p Community Night with the Library

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University Archivist
The Stanford Family Legacy

Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center

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Cookbook Author, Harold McGee
The Curious Cook: The Science & Love of the Kitchen

Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center

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Parent & teacher Lecture SeriesDr. Robert Faris
Professor UC Davis
Teenagers & BullyingTue, Oct 7, 2014 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
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Photographer Scott Campbell
Free Diving and Underwater Photography

Tue, Sept 23, 2014 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center

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Parent & Teacher Lecture Series
Dr. Laura Markham
Early Childhood Psychologist and Parent Educator
Peaceful Parent, Happy KidsTue, Sep 16, 2014 at 7pm
Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center
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The Mystery Edition with Jeffery Deaver, Elizabeth George and John Lescroart, a fundraising benefit.

Thu, Apr 24 at 7 pm

Sunset Center, San Carlos St, Carmel

Buy Tickets

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Parent Lecture

Tue, Apr 15 at 7 pm

Heather Malin, Creating a Child’s Art World

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Art workshop at Park Branch

Sat, Apr 5 or 12 at 7 pm

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Local History Talk

Tue, Mar 18 at 7 pm

Jennie V. Cannon: Forgotten Carmel Art Colony

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Parent Lecture

Tue, Mar 11 at 7 pm

Gina Morris, The Well Balanced Student

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Local History Talk

Tue, Feb 18 at 7 pm

Eleanor Morrice & Kevin Hanstick, Big Sur lighthouse

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Community Nights with the Library

Tue, Feb 4 at 7 pm

Alena Porte, Ventana Wilderness Society, Species Survival: The Condor Project

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Local History Talk

Tue, Jan 21 at 7 pm

Cameron Binkley, Fort Ord & WWII

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Community Nights with the Library

Fri, Jan 17 at 7 pm

Mark Lukach, Where the Road Meets the Sun: a personal story about families, hope and living with a mental illness

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Community Nights with the Library

Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7 pm

Community Nights with the Library – Tue, Jan 7, Ann Todd Jealous & Caroline Haskell, Combined Destinies: Sharing Grief About Racism

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Performance at the Main – Kathleen Patrick

Fri, Dec 13 at 7 pm

Why I Live at the PO, by American Playwright Eudora Welty

Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean Ave, Carmel

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Library Patron Open House

Sat, Dec 7 at 7 pm

Gingerbread Making Fundraiser at the Hofsas House: a benefit for CPLF

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Local History Talk

Tue, Nov 19 at 7 pm

Don, Kohrs, The Chautauqua movement

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Community Nights with the Library

Tue, Nov 5 at 7 pm

Fariba Nawa, An Exile Finds Home [and] pium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Parent Reception & Children Workshops

Parent Reception
Fri, Oct 25
6pm wine reception
7pm-8pm concert and lecture

Jazz for Families with Charged Particles

La Playa Carmel, Camino Real at 8th , Carmel

Children’s Workshop
Saturday Oct 26 10am-12pm

Seccombe Hall, All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Book Club Event

Tue, Oct 8 at 7 pm

Christina Schwartz, Oprah Book club selection Edge of Earth

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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FREE ADULT EDUCATION @ YOUR LIBRARY

Sat, Sep 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Online Learning & Resources
This workshop will help adult learners find websites that offer online learning in various subjects. Whether you want to learn how to use the computer, how to search for a job, how to advance your career, or enrich your personal development, there are many sources that will get you there. Visit our workshop to find which are easiest to use, which offer self-paced courses, and which have practice tests. You are never too old to learn new things and modern technology makes it easier than ever.

In the Teen Room, basement of the Main Library

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Parent Lecture

Tue, Sep 17 at 7 pm

Kevin Brookhouser, The 20% Project: Don’t Call it a Classroom

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Community Nights with the Library

Tue, Sep 10 at 7 pm

Stephen Copeland, Meditation Hikes & the Big Sur Beauty

Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel

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Local History Lecture Series

May 14, 2013

David Gordon, Historian

Dene & Hazel: The Denny-Watrous Story

Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel

FREE and open to the public

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An Evening with Rick Reilly

a benefit for the Carmel Public Library Foundation

May 9, 2013
6 pm reception – 7 pm program
Sunset Center, Carmel

Purchase tickets online at www.sunsetcenter.org
Or phone box office (831) 620-2048

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Local History Lecture Series

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7 pm

Magnus Toren, Executive Director of the Henry Miller Library

Henry Miller & the Memorial Library: Writer, Artist and Cultural Heart of Big Sur

The Community Room at All Saints’ Episcopal Parish, Lincoln at 9th, Carmel-by-the Sea

FREE and open to the public

Author Presentation & Book Signing

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 7 p.m.

Dr. William Damon, The Moral Child

Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission Carmel
Limited seating, so please arrive early! Doors open at 6:30 pm

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The Friends of the Harrison Memorial Library

Sunday Afternoon Literary Tea and Program

Mar 24, 2013 at 2 PM
Garden Room – Church of the Wayfarer
Lincoln & 7th, Carmel

Speaker: Fran Vardamis
Join us for a fascinating hour as Carmel resident Fran Vardamis discusses Time Running Out, her latest novel featuring Greek detective, Yannis Lavonis. Fran will explain how her obsession with this world weary detective became the basis of 5 novels, answer questions about the people and events that appear in her stories, give us a taste of Greece, and provide what she has called “an amateur’s view” of the current Greek situation. Fran’s background in teaching and journalism, as well as her extensive travels, make her presentations both interesting and informative.

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Local History Lecture Series

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7 pm

Soaring Starkey, Post Ranch & Big Sur Historian

Post Ranch Family: One of Central California’s First Homesteading Families

Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel

FREE and open to the public

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Local History Lecture Series

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7 pm

Meg Clovis, Monterey County Historical Society

History of Salinas Valley: American’s Salad Bowl (1770 to twenty-first century)

Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel

FREE and open to the public

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Local History Lecture Series

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 7 pm

George Somero, Stanford University & Big Sur Land Trust

Preserving the Carmel River & the Gateway to Big Sur: History, Victories, Heroes, and Challenges for the Future.

Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel

FREE and open to the public

Author Presentation & Book Signing

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7 p.m.

Peter Orner, Love and Shame and Love

Hofsas House first Annual Fundraiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation

Join us Saturday, December 8th at 2:30 p.m.!

You are invited to celebrate the holidays with the Hofsas House first Annual Fundraiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation with a Gingerbread Making afternoon for the entire family. Create a gingerbread house to take home and display throughout the holidays. Children will receive one gingerbread making kit, hot cider and a cookie for a $15 donation to the Carmel Library Foundation. Adults will receive a glass of wine from Ventana Vineyards paired with fruits and gourmet cheeses. Additional glasses of wine may be purchased for a $5 donation to the Carmel Library Foundation.

Where: Hofsas House at San Carlos & 4th Ave, Carmel-by-the Sea, at the meeting room poolside.

When: Saturday, December 8th 2012

Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Cost: Children $15, Adults $10

Reservation: Limited Seating available. Call Carrie at the Hofsas House (831) 624-2745 to make a reservation.

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FOREIGN LETTERS

USA | Drama | English, Hebrew & Vietnamese w/ English subtitles

Ellie, a 12-year-old immigrant from Israel, is lonely and homesick. Life
brightens when she meets Thuy, a Vietnamese refugee her age. Trust
slowly builds as the two teach each other about life in America. A story
about prejudice, poverty, shame and the healing power of friendship.

Event held at the Carmel Youth Center
4th & Torres Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase.
Limited Seating, so please arrive early.
First-come First-served seating

Questions? (831) 624-7323

Films are unrated and may contain adult content.

IMPORTANT SCREENING RIGHTS & ATTENDANCE POLICIES Film Movement allows libraries a one-time screening (per film). Audience
size must not exceed 50 people. Because of these restrictive policies, please plan accordingly and arrive early to secure your seat.

Author Presentation & Book Signing

Dr. Sam Wang, Princeton Professor Neurobiology, Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow

Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College

Tuesday, November 13, 2012
7 p.m.

Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center
9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Limited seating, so please arrive early!

$10 suggested contribution

Questions: (831) 624-2811

Should you eat sushi while pregnant? Would learning to play an instrument make your child smarter? What is the best indicator of academic success (hint: it’s not IQ). How children think is one of the most enduring mysteries – and difficulties – encountered by parents. In an effort to raise our children smarter, happier, stronger, and better, parents will try almost anything, from vitamins to toys to DVDs. But we forget one thing: brains do most of the work themselves. If we know how they do it, we can worry less, enjoy our children more, and fill the right roles in their lives – through infancy, childhood, and until they leave the nest. Join Co-Author and Professor Sam Wang for a fascinating, authoritative, general-public talk about the facets and functions of the developing brain.

A Dog's Purpose

Author Presentation & Book Signing

October 23 at 7 pm

Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall

9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Limited seating, so please arrive early!

$10 suggested contribution

 

NY Times bestselling author and internationally known humor columnist,W. Bruce Cameron

A Dog’s Purpose

49 Weeks on the NY Times bestseller list

“Marley & Me” combined with “Tuesdays with Morrie”Kirkus Reviews

“This book is a classic!” Iris Rainer Dart

A Dog’s Purpose, A Novel for Humanstells the story of a dog who finds himself reincarnated and decides there must be a reason, a purpose he must fulfill, and until he does so, he’ll continue to be reborn. It’s a remarkable story of one endearing dog’s search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, Cameron explores the universal quest for an answer to life’s most basic question: Why are we here? Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog’s Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog’s many lives, but also a dog’s-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man’s best friend.

Click here to listen to a passage from the book!

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amador Tues October 16, 2012 at 7 pm

AMADOR

Spain | Drama | Spanish w/ English subtitles

Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job
looking after Amador, a bed-ridden elderly man. She thinks her problems
are solved, but Amador dies shortly thereafter, putting Marcela in a
predicament. His death leaves her jobless, and facing a difficult moral
dilemma. Marcela will prove that death can’t always stop life.

Event held at the Carmel Youth Center
4th & Torres Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase.
Limited Seating, so please arrive early.
First-come First-served seating

Questions? (831) 624-7323

Films are unrated and may contain adult content.

IMPORTANT SCREENING RIGHTS & ATTENDANCE POLICIES Film Movement allows libraries a one-time screening (per film). Audience
size must not exceed 50 people. Because of these restrictive policies, please plan accordingly and arrive early to secure your seat.

seven-minutes-in-heaven Tues September 25, 2012 at 7 pm

SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN

Israel | Drama-Thriller | in Hebrew w/ English subtitles

Galia, a young woman from Jerusalem, and her boyfriend Oren board a
local bus which explodes, leaving Oren in a coma and Galia with memory
loss. While undergoing therapy, Galia attempts to stitch together the
fragments of her life. A necklace sent to her from an unidentified source
sets her off on a journey to find the missing pieces of the puzzle.

Event held at the Carmel Youth Center
4th & Torres Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase.
Limited Seating, so please arrive early.
First-come First-served seating

Questions? (831) 624-7323

Films are unrated and may contain adult content.

IMPORTANT SCREENING RIGHTS & ATTENDANCE POLICIES Film Movement allows libraries a one-time screening (per film). Audience
size must not exceed 50 people. Because of these restrictive policies, please plan accordingly and arrive early to secure your seat.

Special Screening: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Opening Remarks by Executive Producer, Michael Wolfe

September 18, 2012 at 7 pm

To be held at the Carmel High School Performing Art Center

3600 Ocean Avenue, at the intersection of Highway 1 & Ocean Avenue
Carmel, California

A documentary film from Unity Productions Foundation, a non-profit organization working for peace through the media

Narrated by Academy Award Winning Performer Susan Sarandon

 

$10 suggested contribution

First-Come First-Serve Seating

DVDs will be available for purchase.

Questions? Contact the Carmel Public Library Foundation at (831) 624-2811 or at www.carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org

 

 

Friends of the Library Book Sale
August 9 – 11, 2012
Thursday, Aug 9 (members only) 11am-4pm
Friday, Aug 10 10am-4pm
Saturday, Aug 11 10am-4pm
Junipero Serra School Gymnasium on Rio Road, adjacent to Larson Field

The Friends of the Library holds an annual Book Sale from which they make an annual contribution to the Library. 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. No true book lover can afford to miss this!

 Jerry Fielder, Curator & Director of Karsh Estate, & Yousuf Karsch
Annual Art & Literary Series:
Presentation
Jerry Fielder, Curator & Director, Estate of Yousuf Karsh (photographer)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 7 p.m. (this is a re-scheduled date)
$10 suggested contribution
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel
Click for more information about Karsh.
 
 
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.

***SPECIAL*** ***EVENT***
To Benefit
Carmel Library

 ***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.
 Authors with Authors Special Fundraising Event!

Authors with Authors
A special evening to benefit the Carmel Public Library Foundation
Featuring renowned authors Jane Hamilton, Anne LeClaire, and Gail Tsukiyama

 

Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Sunset Center Theatre, Carmel

7 p.m. Wine Reception and Book Signing
8 p.m. Program

Tickets $55, including Reception
Buy tickets by either:
a) calling the Sunset Center Theater Box Office
at (831) 620-2048

b) or visiting www.sunsetcenter.org.

A private dinner with the authors at a Carmel home will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Tickets $300. Call the Library Foundation at (831) 624-2811 with a credit card by April 12, 2012

 Sterling Circle Members, Steve & Martha Dolley
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
 
 Carmel Rock Art
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.
 
 Author Yiyun Li
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.
 
 Baths at Esalen Institute
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.”
Donor Salute Attendees
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
Author Shillinglaw
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.
Author, T. J. Stiles
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
Founder of Carmel, Frank Devendorf
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.
Award-winning Historian, Douglas Smith
 
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
Jane Smiley & her books
 
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.
"A Regular Guy"
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.
 
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.”
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.”