Greetings!

Over the years the California History Room has grown and expanded as living history continues. Recently the library was able to digitize and make publicly accessible Shades of Monterey collections to California Revealed and Internet Archive along with Lee Harbick photography highlighting personal stories and artists throughout the Monterey Peninsula. Why is this important to me? Well, it brings our collections out to a broader audience to tell our Monterey stories. People won't know what we have in our photo collections until we make these publicly accessible. These were made possible through grants and private donations, so we've chosen to preserve your history and our history as part of our MCGives campaign.

We still find treasures in our California History Room and Museums collections. One that I loved bring back to life was this 1937 short travel film about Monterey called "Roads to Romance" which was digitized and uploaded to our Library YouTube page. We found the 35mm film negative reel and a betamax copy in storage. But did you know that 35mm film can deteriorate? The film had suffered from Vinegar Syndrome due to improper storage over time...and the film was in bad shape. Digital copies allow us to provide a backup of the original, but now has made this film accessible to you.

I recently located a box stating "Storm Damage Footage December 8, 1943" with an 8mm film reel inside. This piqued my interest! After digitizing the reel, I saw that it was a a storm that hit the Monterey fishing fleet that we'll be posting soon! The newspaper headline from Monterey Peninsula Herald on December 8th 1943 stated "Million Dollar Storm Damage Here." By the way - If you want to know more about Monterey Peninsula storms - come out to the UnBirthday Celebration on Saturday to hear from Stuart Thornton from California State Parks!

Part of our project is to build a "Memory Lab" where we have equipment for people to digitize their own memories here in the Monterey Public Library. So we plan to buy products like VHS or 8mm converters, film negative and document scanners, vinyl, etc. You'll then be able to book time to digitize your own collections to save them for future generations.

If you'd like to donate towards preserving our Monterey Peninsula History, you can do so in a few ways:

1. Visit the project page on the MC Gives website at https://mcgives.com/MPL
2. By check made out to CFMC/MCGives. On the Memo line, write MPLFF or Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation. Checks can be mailed to CFMC 2354 Garden Road, Monterey CA 93940
3. Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your IRA or a donation of stock. For more information, call CFMC at 831-375-9712 or email mcgives@cfmco.org
4. Let us know if you have any questions! Contact Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation at info@investinmpl.org or email me at bedwards@monterey.org

Warmly~

Brian

The Financial Crime Intelligence Program at the Middlebury Institute presents the last session of Scam Us If You Can, a series of talks that

delve into how hackers and fraudsters exploit human psychology in

carrying out scams, and how AI takes these crimes to a new level.  

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we value your opinions!

Submit a completed book review from the MPL teen or adult

collection and receive one

community service hour.

See the Teen Review Flyer

for more information.

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Teen Book Cleaning

Saturday,

November 16th 

(and every Saturday) 

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Solarium Conference Room

Drop ins welcome.

Teen Advisory

Board Meeting 

Monday,

November 18th

(1st Wednesdays at 3pm & 3rd Mondays at 4pm)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

MPL Community Room

Teen Lounge

Tuesday,

November 19th

(1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

MPL Community Room

And, of course Peter Rabbit!

Enjoy a family friendly movie,

popcorn and drinks on us!

Book To Movie - Peter Rabbit

Thursday, November 21st

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

MPL Community Room

Upcoming Book To Movie Programs Scheduled:

December 5th: Alice in the Wonderland -

Rated G

December 19th: Where the Wild Things Are - Rated G

The creators of Castles and Kittens now bring you DINOSAURS DESTROY!

Build with cardboard, blocks, and LEGOS!

But beware! Near the end of our session, a herd of wild dinosaurs

may appear and destroy the projects...OH NO!

Dinosaurs Destroy!

Saturday, November 23rd

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

MPL Community Room

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Kids and tweens are welcome.

Join us for fun and games before Turkey Day!

Game Time!

Monday, November 25th

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

MPL Community Room

All ages are welcome. 

Please note, this event runs until after the library's normal closure time, regular library services will not be available after 6:00 PM.

We are thankful for YOU and our wonderful library community!

Please note the Monterey Public Library will be closed on November 28th and 29th.

MPL Hours of Service:

Monday: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Bookmobile Information:

Call (831) 646-3710 or click Bookmobile for detailed hours and locations.

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