CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION NEWSLETTERS

Fall 2021 newsletter highlights:

• Message from the President: Marci Meaux
• Fond farewell to outgoing board directors and welcome to our new board directors
• Message from the Executive Director: The Library: A Trusted Resource
• Message from Library Director: We Are Here For You
• Sterling Circle: An invitation to join our Library Legacy Donors
• Community Programs and Events with the Library – September 2021 – June 2022
• Thank you to Sponsors and Benefactors
• Monterey County Gives Big Idea: Access for All
• Librarians’ Picks
• 10th Annual Gingerbread House Fundraiser – December 4, 2021
• Adapting to Challenges and the Changing Landscape

Summer 2021 newsletter highlights:

• Special Donor Issue – Annual Gifts April 1, 2020 – May 15, 2021
• Message From the President, Pamela Neiman “Illuminating the Library”
• Message from the Executive Director: Meeting the Moment
• Update from the Ashlee Wright, Library Director
• It’s Personal: Create Your Legacy with the Library
• Sterling Circle Planned Giving – Special Recognition
• CPLF Funds Raised So Far This Year
• Honoring Lifetime Giving and Gifts in Honor and In Memory
• Welcome New Board Members: Aaron Flink and Pinney Allen
• Thank you to sponsors and benefactors of Annual Fundraiser “The Presidential Edition”
• Your Library Doesn’t Stop. In person and online
• Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale August 12, 13, 14

Winter 2021 newsletter highlights:

• Message from the President: Pamela Neiman
• Message from the Executive Director: New Year – Stay Connected
• Message from Library Director: In Gratitude
• Community Programs and Events with the Library
• The Presidential Edition with Douglas Brinkley – Online Event
• Recap on Gingerbread House Fundraiser
• What went out in 2020
• Librarians’ Picks
• Sterling Circle: An invitation to join our Library Legacy Donors
• Community Programs and Events with the Library
• Recap Monterey County Gives!

Fall 2020 newsletter highlights:

• Message from the President: Pamela Neiman
• Message from the Executive Director: It’s Personal
• Message from Library Director: Cornerstone for Community & Civic Engagement
• Community Programs and Events with the Library
• Welcome New Board Members
• Monterey County Gives Big Idea: Palaces for the People
• An Extraordinary Gift from Marjorie C. Perrine
• Sterling Circle: An invitation to join our Library Legacy Donors
• 9th Annual Gingerbread House Fundraiser
• Librarian Picks

Summer 2020 newsletter highlights:

• Special Donor Issue – Annual Gifts April 1, 2019 – May 15, 2020
• Message From the President, Cynthia McCoy
• Message from the Executive Director: With Your Library Support Our Community Thrives
• Welcome New Board Member Jackie Henning
• Sterling Circle Planned Giving – Special Recognition
• Update on “The Gathering Place”
• CPLF Funds Raised So Far This Year
• Honoring Lifetime Giving and Gifts in Honor and In Memory
• Thank you to sponsors and benefactors of Annual Fundraiser “The Presidential Edition”
• Library services (online for now) are ongoing!
• Cozy Read-A-Book Bash thanks and recap

Winter 2020 newsletter highlights:

• Message from CPLF President, Cynthia McCoy: 2020 Vision
• Message from Executive Director, Alexandra Fallon: New Year-New Opportunities
• Message from Library Director, Ashlee Wright: In and Out of the Box
• Annual CPLF Benefit: The Presidential Edition with American Historian and Best-Selling Author, Douglas Brinkley
• What Went Out in 2019 plus Librarian Picks
• Recap of 2019 Gingerbread Fundraiser
• Community Night with the Library and other programs and Events for 2020
• Sterling Circle: An invitation to join our Library Legacy Donors
• The Gathering Place
• Our Sponsors and Benefactors

Fall 2019 newsletter highlights:

• Message From the President: Engaging Community
• Philanthropy Day: Honoree Ben Heinrich
• Calendar of Community Programs and Events 2019-2020
• Message from the Executive Director: New Season, New Opportunities
• Community Read: Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg
• Welcome New Board Members
• MCGives 2019
• 2018-2019 Carmel Public Library By the Numbers
• Librarian Picks

Summer 2019 newsletter highlights:

• Special Donor Issue – Annual Gifts April 1, 2018 – May 15, 2019
• Message From the President: Opportunities Abound . . . Because of You!
• Fond Farewell to Outgoing Board Directors and Our Board President
• Sterling Circle Planned Giving – Special Recognition
• CPLF Funds Raised So Far This Year
• Honoring Lifetime Giving and Gifts in Honor and In Memory
• Thank you and Recap of Annual Fundraiser “The Still an Optimist Edition”
• Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale
• Summer Reading Program for 2019

Winter 2019 newsletter highlights:

• Message from the President: The Library – It’s Where We Gather
• We’re Listening – Executive Director’s Message
• Message from Library Director Ashlee Wright
• The Still an Optimist Edition with Thomas L. Friedman – Spring Benefit for CPLF
• Librarians’ Picks
• Recap: MC Gives! Campaign and Gingerbread House fundraiser at Hofsas House
• Calendar or 2019 Community Night Programs and CPLF events
• Welcome New Library Board Trustee President
• An invitation to join Sterling Circle Donors

Fall 2018 newsletter highlights:

• Message from the President: Looking Forward
• A Matter of Relevance – Executive Director’s Message
• Please share your definition of community!
• The Library 2017-2018 By the Numbers
• Community Night with the Library Programs and Events 2017-2018
• It’s All in the Conversation – with Library Director Ashlee Wright
• Recap Summer Reading Program
• My Carmel Oral History Program
• Welcome New Board Members
• Children’s Park Branch Library’s New Looks – New Books!
• New Book Shrine
• Librarian Suggestions: Award-winning Great Reads
• Our Sponsors and Benefactors