PAST PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Miss one of our programs? Use the drop down at right to view CPLF programs from past years,
or check out this collection of CPLF programs and events.

June 2021

Cozy Read-A-Book Bash – Online Program

April 28, 2021 – 7pm

Free online program

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

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

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

April 2021

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

January 21, 2021 – 7pm

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

December 9, 2020 – 7pm

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

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

December 4-5, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

November 18, 2020 – 7pm

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

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

October 14, 2020 – 7pm

Fireside Chat at the Library – Online Program

Can Literature Inform in a Time of Plague

Michael Katakis and Lettie Bennett

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

October 6, 2020 – 7pm

Community Night with the Library – Online Program

The Pandemic: What We Know Now

Dr. Syra Madad

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

October 1, 2020 – 7pm

Community Night with the Library – Online Program

Morality of the Moment

Rob Reich, professor of Political Science at Stanford University

The convergence of a global pandemic, social unrest, a fragile democracy, & accelerating climate change: How do Americans collectively move forward? Join Stanford University Political Science Professor Rob Reich to explore.