Monterey Public Library - Cheers to 2024!

Greetings and cheers to a wonderful 2024!

Looking back through 2023, I am grateful for our staff and volunteers at Monterey Public Library who are committed to providing the best service that we can for the community.

We had nearly 275,000 items checked out this year or about 9.27 books per resident of Monterey! How do you read .27 books? Well, you put down the ones you don't like and find the 1.0 that you do. The numbers tells me that Monterey loves to learn and continues to value reading, growth, and education.

Your library is looking forward to a 2024 where we continue to honor the past and celebrate our future. We will continue to work on updating our children's area, preserving and digitizing our historic resources, adding new art programs, launching our new Bookmobile, and creating new Makerspace programs in the library. Don't forget that we will continue to provide new books and digital content for your community library!

Here are ten tips for getting the most of your Monterey Public Library in 2024:

Access digital content: Download the Libby, Cloud Library, and Palace apps for eBook & eAudio content
Manage your account on the go: Use our Monterey Public Library app for mobile checkout or add SMS Text Message notifications
Access digital newspapers: Free access of the New York Times is available online as well as historic Monterey newspapers
Explore Historic Monterey: Download our "Monterey Walking Tour" app on iOS and Android devices to follow the Path of History
Free Museums & Parks access: Use Discover & Go to check out free Museum passes, or checkout a California State Parks Pass at the desk
Find a new book: Use Novelist or Novelist K-8 to find read-alikes, or books that are appropriate reading level for all ages & abilities
Learn California History: Use the California History Room or Ancestry.com inside the library to dig deeper
Book a Meeting Room: The Solarium and Community Room are free for community use
Get live homework help: Access HelpNow! provided through the California State Library for free 1:1 tutoring
Learn new skills: use LinkedIn Learning, VetNow, and Coursera to learn a new skill

There is a value in your community spaces that cannot be easily quantified. Children's storytimes provide space for children to grow and parents to connect, Bookmobile visits connect outside our walls and inspire learning, active spaces, quiet spaces, and inspirational spaces all have value to the community! We look forward to providing you a meaningful, joyful, and engaging library experience in 2024.

Warmly~

Brian

MPL's Event Calendar

DIVE INTO HISTORY!

Historian Tim Thomas and coauthor Steve Rebuck closes out MPL’s programs for the year with Monterey’s Magical History Tour Discussion of their new book Diving Along the California Coast. These historians

share the importance, history, and varied perspectives of abalone

fishery on the Central Coast.

TODAY, Thursday December 28th

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

ZOOM

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

BECAUSE ART MATTERS!

We are down to the wire! There are just a few days left to make your mark on The I HeArt Libraries MCGives initiative, ending on December 31st.

I HeART Libraries for Literacy will:

increase art program offerings for all ages that are accessible and free
develop an art lending program
add a mural to infuse additional artistic warmth and inspiration to our historic and valued public space

Please support MPL’s Friends & Foundation

to reach their goal!

For more information, please call 831-646-5632 or

email [email protected].

HOW CAN IT BE 2024? (ALMOST)

Happy New Year!

We are ready for a new year filled with

great reads, fantastic programming, and

vast research opportunities.

Please note, MPL will be closed on Monday, January 1st.

DON'T MISS THE MAID!

Nita Prose’s book, The Maid, "was made" for this month’s

Book Flight Discussion.

Part mystery, part feel good, this story centers around Molly Gray, a hotel maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. Her distinctive character, need for order, and quirky spirit tailspin when she finds a notorious wealthy guest dead in his bed. Somehow through this chaos, police identify Molly as the lead suspect.

But, do the clues prove otherwise?

Tuesday, January 9th

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Hybrid: In person in the MPL Community Room AND on ZOOM

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

1846 HEADLINES

Did you know you can access various historical newspapers online from the Monterey area dating back to 1846? From the California Star to the Monterey Beacon, there are a lot of headlines to cover.