EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Library Foundation Lecture Series
Miss one of our programs? Check out this collection of CPLF programs and events.
PAST EVENTS
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September 13, 2023 |
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series 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. |
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April 18, 2023 |
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A Benefit for The Carmel Public Library Foundation with Tara Westover, NYT Bestselling Author, and Alexis Madrigal, Co-host, KQED’s “Forum” |
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April 12, 2023 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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March 23, 2023 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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March 15, 2023 |
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Fireside Chat at the Library 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. |
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February 8, 2023 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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January 11, 2023 |
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Local History Lecture Series 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. |
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December 3, 2022 |
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11th Annual Fundraiser for The Carmel Hofsas House at San Carlos & 4th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea 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.
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November 9, 2022 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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October 26, 2022 |
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series 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.” |
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October 12, 2022 |
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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. |
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September 21, 2022
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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. |
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June 2022 |
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Cozy Read-A-Book Bash Online program |
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June 12, 2022 |
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Sterling Circle Event Location – TBD |
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April 27, 2022 |
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CPLF’s Annual Fundraiser: The Futurist Edition Join us at the Sunset Center Theater and Online Sponsorships still available. Call 831-624-2811 for more information.
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March 9, 2022
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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. |
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February 16, 2022
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck 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. |
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February 9, 2022
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Fireside Chats at the Library A discussion exploring the fundamental conflict in America today and why we need to solve it. |
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January 12, 2022
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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. |
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December 15, 2021
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck 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. |
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December 4, 2021 |
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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. We thank Hofsas House and Chatterbox Public Relations for continuing to provide this wonderful tradition. |
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November 17, 2021
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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. |
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November 10, 2021
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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?
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October 13, 2021
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series 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. |
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October 4, 2021
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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September 22, 2021
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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June 2021
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Cozy Read-A-Book Bash – Online Program |
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April 28, 2021 – 7pm
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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April 2021 |
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CPLF Annual Fundraiser |
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January 21, 2021 – 7pm |
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Fireside Chat at the Library – Online Program 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. |
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December 9, 2020 – 7pm |
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck 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. |
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December 4-5, 2020 |
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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! |
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November 18, 2020 – 7pm |
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Fireside Chat at the Library – Online Program 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. |
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October 14, 2020 – 7pm |
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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. |
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October 6, 2020 – 7pm |
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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. |
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October 1 – 7pm |
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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.
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Stanford’s Challenge Success: A Well-Balanced Perspective on College Fit 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! |
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March 8, 2020 |
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Donor Salute We Want To Thank You! Funds to be applied to this year’s Donor Salute must be received no later than March 5th, 2020. Thank you.
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February 10, 2020 |
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Wired for Reward: How teenage brains are vulnerable to addiction, and simple strategies to promote health 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. |
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February 5, 2020 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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January 15, 2020 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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January 8, 2020 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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December 7, 2019 |
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8th Annual Gingerbread Making Fundraiser For reservations: 831-624-2745 or carrie@hofsashouse.com |
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December 4, 2019 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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November 6, 2019 |
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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October 23, 2019 |
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series “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.” |
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October 26, 2019 |
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Halloween Parade Join us and celebrate the City of Carmel’s birthday! Tricks or treats and library goodies. |
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September 25, 2019
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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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October 16, 2019 |
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NEW! from Carmel Public Library Foundation: Fireside Chats at the Library NEW! Fireside Chats at the Library: 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@ |
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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 |
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Climate Change Science; What Do We Know and What Should We Do? Wed. Mar 13th at 7pm 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.
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck Wed. Mar 6th at 7pm 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. |
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Donor Salute Sun, Mar 3rd from 3 to 5pm |
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FILM and Community Discussion Wed, Feb 27th, 7pm 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. |
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Fogcatchers Wed, Feb 20th, 7pm 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. |
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck Wed. Feb 6th at 7pm 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. |
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An Evening’s Conversation: Ernest Hemingway and Traveling the World Thurs. Jan 31st at 7pm 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.
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The Wisdom of Scheherazade
Wed. Jan 9th at 7pm 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.
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Henry Meade Williams Local History Lecture Series – Sponsored by the Frank & Eva Buck Foundation and Robert & Lacy Buck Wed. Nov 14th at 7pm 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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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. |
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Community Night with the Library Author & Historian Douglas Smith Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the RomanovsWed, 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. |
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Donor Salute Sun, Mar 4, 3 pm Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel |
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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.
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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.
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Parent & Teacher Lecture Series The Mask You Live In — Film & Panel Discussion CUSDTues, 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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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 regionWed, 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. |
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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 Wed, May 17, 2017 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) Purchase your TICKETS today! |
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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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Community Night with the Library 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. |
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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 Honoring Lifetime Giving Donors 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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Parent & Teacher Lecture Series 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
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FILM NIGHT with the Library
Parent & Teacher Lecture Series Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm About the Film “A portrait of exploitation.” —Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times |
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Community Night with the Library
Naturalist & Photographer Ian Shive Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 7 pm |
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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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Parent & Teacher Lecture Series
Author, Athlete & Internationally Renowned Speaker, Brie Mathers Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 7 pm |
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Donor Salute
Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 3pm |
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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 |
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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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Community Night with the Library
Conservation Biologist Mark Silberstein Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 7 pm Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel |
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Community Night with the Library
Authors & Travel Writers, Linda & David Mullally Wed, Dec 16, 2016, at 7 pm |
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Gingerbread Making Fundraiser
Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm Hofsas House in Carmel |
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Philanthropy Day Luncheon
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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Parent & Teacher Lecture Series
Dr. Wendy Mogel, Early Childhood Psychologist and Parent Educator Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 7 pm Carmel Performing Art Center at Carmel High School |
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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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Community Workshop – “REimagining YOUR Library” Featuring Susan Kent, Workshop Facilitator & Library Services Consultant Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 5:30 pmCarmel City Hall at Council Chambers |
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Community Night with the Library
Author & Nutritionist Barbara Quinn Wed, Sep 16, at 7 pm Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel |
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Sterling Circle Reception
Sun, Jun 7, 2015 |
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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 presents Historian Meg Clovis Lost Towns of Monterey CountyTue, May 12, 2015 at 7pm Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center |
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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, LISTEN to the Non-Fiction World Edition Media Sponsor and Co-Host |
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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Donor Salute
Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 4pm |
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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 presents Historian Richard Kezirian Teddy RooseveltTue, Mar 10, 2015 at 7pm Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center |
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Local History Talks
Police Chief Michael Calhoun Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7 pm |
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Community Film Night with the Library
Girl Rising Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 7 pm |
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Community Night with the Library 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 |
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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.Presents: Doug Lumsdem Films Made in CarmelTue, Dec 9, 2014 at 7pm Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center |
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Gingerbread Making Fundraiser at the Hofsas House
Sat, Dec 6, 2014 |
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Community Night with the Library
Daniel Hartwig Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 7pm |
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Community Night with the Library
Cookbook Author, Harold McGee Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7pm |
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Community Night with the Library 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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Community Night with the Library
Photographer Scott Campbell Tue, Sept 23, 2014 at 7pm |
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Community Night with the Library Parent & Teacher Lecture SeriesDr. 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 |
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Parent LectureTue, 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 BranchSat, Apr 5 or 12 at 7 pm Seccombe Hall at All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel |
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Local History TalkTue, 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 LectureTue, 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 TalkTue, 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 LibraryTue, 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 TalkTue, 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 LibraryFri, 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 LibraryTue, 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 PatrickFri, 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 HouseSat, 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 TalkTue, 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 LibraryTue, 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 WorkshopsParent Reception Jazz for Families with Charged Particles La Playa Carmel, Camino Real at 8th , Carmel Children’s Workshop Seccombe Hall, All Saints’, Lincoln St & 9th Ave, Carmel |
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Book Club EventTue, 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 LIBRARYSat, Sep 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Online Learning & Resources In the Teen Room, basement of the Main Library |
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Parent LectureTue, 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 LibraryTue, 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 SeriesMay 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 Reillya benefit for the Carmel Public Library Foundation May 9, 2013 Purchase tickets online at www.sunsetcenter.org |
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Local History Lecture SeriesTuesday, 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 |
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Author Presentation & Book SigningTuesday, April 16, 2013 at 7 p.m. Dr. William Damon, The Moral Child Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission Carmel |
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The Friends of the Harrison Memorial LibrarySunday Afternoon Literary Tea and Program Mar 24, 2013 at 2 PM Speaker: Fran Vardamis |
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Local History Lecture SeriesTuesday, 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 SeriesTuesday, 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 SeriesTuesday, 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 |
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Author Presentation & Book SigningTuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7 p.m. Peter Orner, Love and Shame and Love |
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Hofsas House first Annual Fundraiser for the Carmel Public Library FoundationJoin 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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Tues November 27, 2012 at 7 pm
FOREIGN LETTERSUSA | Drama | English, Hebrew & Vietnamese w/ English subtitles Ellie, a 12-year-old immigrant from Israel, is lonely and homesick. Life Event held at the Carmel Youth Center Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase. 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 |
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Author Presentation & Book SigningDr. 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 Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 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. |
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Author Presentation & Book SigningOctober 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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Tues October 16, 2012 at 7 pm
AMADORSpain | Drama | Spanish w/ English subtitles Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job Event held at the Carmel Youth Center Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase. 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 |
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Tues September 25, 2012 at 7 pm
SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVENIsrael | Drama-Thriller | in Hebrew w/ English subtitles Galia, a young woman from Jerusalem, and her boyfriend Oren board a Event held at the Carmel Youth Center Attendance FREE! Concessions available for purchase. 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 |
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Special Screening: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible WorldOpening 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
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.
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Friends of the Library Book Sale 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! |
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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. |
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Annual Local History Series:
Presentation Ray March, River in Ruin: The Story of the Carmel River Monday, May 7, 2012 at 7 p.m. Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Click for more information about the author and his book. |
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Three renowned authors in Sunset Theatre on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Tickets are $55, including Wine Reception, Book Signing, and Program. Buy tickets at www.sunsetcenter.org or call Sunset’s Box Office at 831-620-2048. For more information, click here or visit www.sunsetcenter.org. |
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Authors with Authors
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Wine Reception and Book Signing Tickets $55, including Reception A private dinner with the authors at a Carmel home will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. |
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Sterling Circle Planned Giving Reception
Invitation only to Planned Giving Donors
If you would like to be invited, contact us to find out how you can include CPLF in your estate plans or wills. Click here for the Sterling Circle Planned Giving Brochure.
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 4 p.m.Park Branch, 6th & Mission, Carmel |
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Annual Local History Series:
Presentation Gary Breschini, Pre-history on Monterey Peninsula, the Indians and their rock paintings Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7 p.m. Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel While almost every culture that practiced rock art used the hand as a motif, the handprints left by the Esselen Indians in a few remote caves hidden deep in the wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest of central Monterey County are among the most unusual. Join Gary Breschini as he talks about the prehistory of the region & the carefully painted rock drawings that are the unique signatures of the individuals who painted them. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing Yiyun Li, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl (also author of The Vagrants) Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Click for more information about the author. |
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Annual Local History Lecture Series:
Presentation Gordon Wheeler, President, Esalen Institute: 50 Years of History Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7 p.m. Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Esalen. The word itself summons up tantalizing visions of adventure, unexplored frontiers, & human possibilities yet to be realized. There is the wonder of the place itself: 120 acres of fertile land carved out between mountain & ocean, blessed by a cascading canyon stream & hot mineral springs gushing out of a seaside cliff. The Esalen Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Join Gordon Wheeler for a presentation about the history, programs, & people that make Esalen a regional & world-renowned destination for education, spiritual development, & relaxation. |
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The Friends of the Harrison Memorial Library
Sunday Afternoon Literary Tea and Program: Bert Ihlenfeld, PhotographerSunday, March 18, 2012 at 2 p.m. Garden Room, Church of the Wayfarer, Lincoln & 7th, CarmelBert discusses & shares his digital photography. Collectors & critics say Bert’s creative eye discovers & transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. His work has been featured at museums & galleries in California & Germany. Robert Reese, director, Carl Cherry Center, says “Ihlenfeld pushes the medium of photography toward uncharted frontiers.” |
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Donor Salute
Invitation only exclusively for Donors who have given $100 or above in this last year! Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 4 p.m. Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean & Lincoln, Carmel |
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Annual Local History Lecture Series:
Presentation Susan Shillinglaw, Steinbeck & Jeffers Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Dr. Susan Shillinglaw is a professor of English at San Jose State University & Scholar- in-Residence at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. She has been Director of the Center for Steinbeck Studies (previously The Steinbeck Newsletter). She has published widely on Steinbeck, most recently A Journey in Steinbeck’s California (2006). Join Susan Schillinglaw for a talk about two famous regional authors, John Steinbeck & Robinson Jeffers. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing T.J. Stiles, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. (re-scheduled from March 6, 2012)
$10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel |
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Annual Local History Lecture Series:
Presentation Jack Galante, Early Carmel & Founder Frank Devendorf Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel Join wine maker & Carmelite, Jack Galante, as he traces the regional history & development of the City of Carmel in 1902 by partners J. Franklin Devendorf & Frank Powers of the Carmel Development Company. Mr. Galante is the great- grandson of Frank Devendorf. The Library manages a rare collection of archival documents & artifacts for the City of Carmel that his mother, Jane Galante, recently donated. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing Douglas Smith, The Pearl Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7 p.m.
$10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel |
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Author! Author! & Arts & Literary Event:
Jane Smiley, pulitzer prize winning author Presentation & Book SigningSunday, November 13, 2011 at 4 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean & Lincoln, CarmelThis event is appropriate for readers of all ages, so bring the entire family! Private Life; A Good Horse; The Georges and the Jewels (3 books)
Jane Smiley is the author of numerous other novels including The Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love & Good Will, Moo, Horse Heaven, Good Faith, Ten Days in the Hills, as well as many essays for such magazines as Vogue, The New Yorker, Practical Horseman, Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, Allure, The Nation, and others. She has written on politics, farming, horse training, child rearing, literature, impulse buying, getting dressed, Barbie, marriage, and many other topics. She is also the author of the nonfiction books A Year at the Races, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel and from Penguin Lives Series, a biography of Charles Dickens. In 2001, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2006, she received the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. |
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Annual Arts & Literary Series:
Author Presentation & Book Signing Laura Shumaker, A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel “This is not a book about a young man with a disability, but a story of love, adaptation & acceptance.” — Kerry Magro — Autism Speaks Author, educator & autism advocate Laura Shumaker. Shumaker is one of the country’s leading spokespersons for individuals & families who live with autism & other developmental disabilities. She is a regular contributor to NPR Perspectives; her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Autism Advocate and on CNN. This is a moving story about families that we all can relate to. Don’t miss this important event. |
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Friends of Harrison Memorial Library 39th Annual Book Sale!
Members’ Pre-sale: Thursday, August 11, 2011, 11 to 4 p.m. $10 to join at the door Public Sale: August 12-13, 2011, 10 to 4 p.m. Carmel Mission School Gym, Rio Road next to Carmel Mission, Carmel |
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Amy Stewart, Wicked Bugs Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7 p.m.
$10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over 100 of our worst entomological foes-creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six and eight-legged creatures.
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Rodes Fishburne, Going to See the Elephants Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea Rodes Fishburne is the author of the best-selling novel Going to See the Elephant, chosen by both Independent bookstores and Amazon.com as one of the best novels of 2009. He has been praised by Tom Wolfe and compared to Tom Robbins. For over ten years he has written for magazines and newspapers, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and Forbes ASAP, where he was the editor of the “Big Issue,” an annual magazine of literary essays from leading writers and thinkers. Contributors included: Tom Wolfe, Bill Gates, Kurt Vonnegut, Muhammad Ali, Mark Helprin, John Updike, Elmore Leonard, E.O. Wilson, George Plimpton and the Dalai Lama. |
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Sterling Circle Reception
April 10, 2011 at 4 p.m. Park Branch Library, lobby On Sunday, April 10, at 4 p.m., Carmel Public Library Foundation honored members of the planned giving Sterling Circle — donors who have made the Carmel Public Library Foundation part of their estate planning — in the lobby of the Park Branch. The Foundation also welcomed new members to this special Circle. These contributors are ensuring the long-term vitality of the Foundation by their future contribution to the endowment. To learn how to become a Sterling Circle members, click on the Planned Giving tab on this website. |
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University, The Shah Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea Dr. Abbas Milani is a historian, author and Director of Iranian studies at Stanford University and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani has written for publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes and has appeared on CNN, the BBC, and NPR, among others. A member of the board of directors of the Iranian Studies Group at MIT, the San Francisco Chronicle has said that “Milani has the ear of Washington insiders.” |
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Donor Salute!
Invitation-only event for Donors who have given $100 and above Sunday, March 6. 2011 at 5 p.m., Harrison Memorial Library The Carmel Public Library Foundation hosts the annual Donor Salute – honoring all who made a contribution of $100 and above during the past year. This event is so much fun, and reflects the upbeat spirit of dedication to the Library and all it means to the community. It’s an elegant evening filled with food, wine, camaraderie, and beautiful music. |
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
John Avlon, Wingnuts Tuesday, February 8. 2011 at 7 p.m. $10 suggested contribution Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center, 9th & Mission, Carmel-by-the-Sea John Avlon is senior political columnist for The Daily Beast and the author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America as well as Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics. Previously, he was a columnist and associate editor for the New York Sun. He is a CNN contributor and the creator of the CNN and the creator of the CNN “Wingnuts of the Week” segment. Avlon was the youngest and longest-serving speechwriter in Mayor Giuliani’s City Hall. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon’s essay on the attacks, “The Resilient City” concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as “the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11.”
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Reception for Life Members
Invitation-only event for Former Board Directors Sunday, November 7. 2010 at 1 p.m., Harrison Memorial Library The Carmel Public Library Foundation honored all former Board Directors and special friends at a sit-down brunch in the lovely Reading Room at Harrison Memorial Library. The Foundation launched the new Life Member Program for all former Board Directors and special friends, and entertained them with lively Library news and presentations.
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Phyllis Theroux, The Journal Keeper Sunday, October 10. 2010 at 4pm $10 suggested contribution, Harrison Memorial Library Ocean and Lincoln, Carmel by the Sea A former contributing essayist on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Phyllis Theroux’s columns, opinion-editorial pieces, reviews and feature stories have appeared in various nwspapers including the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor and International Herald Tribune. Her essays continue to be anthologized in numerous collections.
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Author Presentation & Book Signing
Tatjana Soli, The Lotus Eaters Featured in the New York Times, December 5, 2010. New York Times Bestseller. 100 Notable Books in 2010: The Book Review’s annual list of outstanding works. U.K.’s oldest book award, James Tait Black Award, August 2011. ALA 2011 Notable Book. LA Times Book Award Finalist. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7pm Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 9th & Mission, Carmel by the Sea Tatjana Soli is a novelist and short story writer. She attended Stanford University and the Warren Wilson MFA Program. The Lotus Eaters is her debut novel about a female photojournalist covering the Vietnam War. Her work has been cited in Best American Short Stories and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She was awarded the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Prize, the Dana Award and finalist for the Bellwether Prize.
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Friends of the Library Book sale
August 19 – 21, 2010 Thursday, Aug 19 (members only) 11am-4pm Friday, Aug 20 10am-4pm Saturday, Aug 21 10am-4pm Junipero Serra School Gymnasium on Rio Road, adjacent to Larson Field The Friends of the Library, who make a significant annual contribution every year to the Library for the purchase of books and materials, held their Book Sale, the event that raises the money for their contribution, on August 19, 20 and 21 this year. This event, one of the major literary happenings on the Peninsula, is made up of acres of books, all carefully sorted and classified for easy searching, at wonderful prices. This year the event moved to a new venue: the Junipero Serra School Gymnasium on Rio Road, adjacent to Larson Field. No true book lover can afford to miss this! It was spectacularly successful raising some $25,000!
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Sterling Circle Reception
June 27, 2010 at 4 p.m. Park Branch Library, lobby On Sunday, June 27, at 4 p.m., the Carmel Public Library Foundation unveiled their newly designed and constructed plaque honoring the members of the planned giving Sterling Circle — donors who have made the Carmel Public Library Foundation part of their estate planning — in the lobby of the Park Branch. These contributors are ensuring the long-term vitality of the Foundation by their future contribution to the endowment. To learn how to become a Sterling Circle member, click on planned giving. |
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Non-fiction book club
Fourth Wedensday of every month, next meeting June 23, 2010 at 4 p.m. Sunset Center, Babcock Room 9th & San Carlos, Carmel CA 93923 Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter brings this history to light. Halberstam gives a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations of both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter the best book he ever wrote. It is a culmination of forty-five years of brilliant writing by this superb journalist about America’s postwar foreign policy.
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Hooray for Hollywood
April 9 & 10, 2010 Carl Cherry Center, 4th & Guadalupe, Carmel Hooray for the major spring event and fund-raiser for the Carmel Public Library Foundation: “Hooray for Hollywood.” Author, actor and impresario Tom Parks presented this ode to the golden age of song in Hollywood at the Carl Cherry Theater. The evening included an elegant reception with spectacular hors d’oeuvres, wine and champagne and the show, followed by scrumptious deserts. |
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Author, Author!
March 7, 2010 Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel Highly acclaimed mystery authors Hannah Dennison and Clare Langley-Hawthorne were the featured panelists at this year’s Author, Author event held at the Library. This very popular event, hosted by Board Director Tom Parks, proved to be an absolute delight, as guest authors talked about their literary life, the ways they approached their writing, how they were published, their research and other insights unraveling the mysteries in writing mysteries. The literary landscape of Carmel was brightened considerably by the event.
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Donor Salute
February 28, 2010 Harrison Memorial Library Over 200 Members of the Carmel Public Library Foundation were feted at the annual Donor Salute – honoring all who made a contribution of $100 and above during the past year. This was the largest group ever for this annual event, and the upbeat spirit of dedication to the Library and all it means to the community pervaded the elegant evening of food, wine, camaraderie, and beautiful music by violinist Jenny Bifano. In a short welcoming talk, President Peter Mollman thanked everyone for their love of the Library and for being a part of the most successful annual campaign in the twenty-year history of the Foundation. “Only one sales message this evening to all of you who have given so generously,” he said. “Please be an ambassador – spread the message and bring a friend, a neighbor, or even a significant other to the Foundation.” |
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Art & Literary Event featuring Baseball legend and author, Reggie Jackson
January 13, 2010 Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 9th & Mission, Carmel by the Sea Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson, a resident of the Monterey Peninsula and now an author, hit home run after home run at the Foundation’s Arts and Literary event this past January. Reggie talked about his book, Sixty Feet Six Inches that he wrote with co-author Bob Gibson, another Hall-of-Famer. He also proved to be an inspirational guide and mentor for the large group of young people who made up part of the audience that packed the Carpenter Hall venue. There were cookies in the shape of baseballs, boxes of Cracker Jack, and Reggie passed his World Series rings around the room. “Around the world, our guest is known as Mr. October,” President Peter Mollman who acted as host, said, “but here he is proudly known as Mr. Carmel Public Library.”
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Art & Literary Event featuring Debut Novelist, Maria Mutsuki Mockett
October 15, 2009 Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center 9th & Mission, Carmel by the Sea Marie Mutsuki Mockett talked about her debut novel Picking Bones from Ash at an Arts and Literary Program sponsored by the Carmel Public Library Foundation. The reading and book-signing event has held in Carpenter Hall at the Sunset Center in Carmel. Ms. Mockett, who grew up in Carmel, California, was on a literary book tour throughout the country. As a child, Ms. Mockett was a frequent and enthusiastic patron of Harrison Memorial Library. Publishers Weekly said her novel “succeeds where many other fail: making the reader care.” Author Amy Tan said it’s “a book of intelligence and heart. As Mockett reveals, the ghosts of our mothers are always within us.” |
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Donor Salute
February 28, 2010 Over 200 Members of the Carmel Public Library Foundation were feted at the annual Donor Salute – honoring all who made a contribution of $100 and above during the past year. This was the largest group ever for this annual event, and the upbeat spirit of dedication to the Library and all it means to the community pervaded the elegant evening of food, wine, camaraderie, and beautiful music by violinist Jenny Bifano. In a short welcoming talk, President Peter Mollman thanked everyone for their love of the Library and for being a part of the most successful annual campaign in the twenty-year history of the Foundation. “Only one sales message this evening to all of you who have given so generously,” he said. “Please be an ambassador – spread the message and bring a friend, a neighbor, or even a significant other to the Foundation.”
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