Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation is hosting a Preview Party for our Holiday Book Sale on Thursday, December 5, 5pm-7pm. Come to the party to get first pick of the books at our Friday-Saturday Holiday Book Sale...

Join Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation for light bites and a conversation with local cookbook author, recipe developer, and food writer Caroline Chambers at Irvine Auditorium. Tickets are $50.

Chambers develops recipes that dirty minimal dishes, use fewer ingredients, and require less time but still taste fantastic.

Monterey Public Library presents an all-ages performance by clowning duo Coventry and Kaluza on Thursday, July 25, 1pm-2pm in the Community Room. Enjoy jokes, acrobats, juggling and hula hooping! Advance registration required here.

Monterey Public Library presents Oakland children's musician Mr. Elephant on Wednesday, June 26, 1pm-2pm in the Community Room. This event is free but registration is required .

Mr. Elephant sings original, family-friendly songs in styles ranging from rock to reggae, from beats to bossa nova. They're educational, diverse and - most of all - FUN!

Head to Stokes Adobe for a great meal and support a great cause on Wednesday, June 26, 4pm-9pm. Ten percent of sales that night will be donated to Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation .

Reservations are available through the Stokes Adobe website . Please mention MPL Friends & Foundation when you place your order.

Monterey Public Library is hosting a free screening of The Lavender Scare , a remarkable documentary about the LGBTQ rights movement narrated by Glenn Close. Free and open to all. No registration required.

Grab your friends, family, and neighbors and head to Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill for a great meal and to support a great cause on Wednesday, July 26, 3pm-closing.

Please mention Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation when you place your order, and a portion of your check will be donated to the nonprofit.

Join the Ohana mental health team experts at Monterey Public Library as they share how Ohana, CHMP's innovative youth mental health program, is addressing the mental health crisis in Monterey County youth through treatment and prevention.

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Join the Ohana mental health team experts at Monterey Public Library as they share how Ohana, CHMP's innovative youth mental health program, is addressing the mental health crisis in Monterey County youth through treatment and prevention.

There will be...

Monterey Public Library presents a free, monthly series of travelogues entitled "Before They Vanish" given by explorer and award-winning author James Michael Dorsey .

Join us in our Community Room on the 3rd Friday of the month, January - June, 5pm-6pm. Advance registration is required .