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or check out this collection of CPLF programs and events.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
August 9 – 11, 2012
Thursday, Aug 9 (members only) 11am-4pm
Friday, Aug 10 10am-4pm
Saturday, Aug 11 10am-4pm
Junipero Serra School Gymnasium on Rio Road, adjacent to Larson Field
The Friends of the Library holds an annual Book Sale from which they make an annual contribution to the Library. This event, one of the major literary happenings on the Peninsula, is made up of acres of books, all carefully sorted and classified for easy searching, at wonderful prices. No true book lover can afford to miss this!
Authors with Authors
A special evening to benefit the Carmel Public Library Foundation
Featuring renowned authors Jane Hamilton, Anne LeClaire, and Gail Tsukiyama
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Sunset Center Theatre, Carmel
7 p.m. Wine Reception and Book Signing
8 p.m. Program
Tickets $55, including Reception
Buy tickets by either:
a) calling the Sunset Center Theater Box Office
at (831) 620-2048
b) or visiting www.sunsetcenter.org.
A private dinner with the authors at a Carmel home will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Tickets $300. Call the Library Foundation at (831) 624-2811 with a credit card by April 12, 2012
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.
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.
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.
The Friends of the Harrison Memorial Library
Sunday Afternoon Literary Tea and Program:
Bert Ihlenfeld, Photographer
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 2 p.m.
Garden Room, Church of the Wayfarer, Lincoln & 7th, Carmel
Bert discusses & shares his digital photography. Collectors & critics say Bert’s creative eye discovers & transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. His work has been featured at museums & galleries in California & Germany. Robert Reese, director, Carl Cherry Center, says “Ihlenfeld pushes the medium of photography toward uncharted frontiers.”
Donor Salute
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
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.
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
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.
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
Author! Author! & Arts & Literary Event:
Jane Smiley, pulitzer prize winning author
Presentation & Book Signing
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 4 p.m.
$10 suggested contribution
Harrison Memorial Library, Ocean & Lincoln, Carmel
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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Office: Corner of 6th & Mission, Carmel CA
831-624-2811
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