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🎤 Poetry Reading — Saturday, November 14 at 5:30 PMJoin the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium for a special evening honorin...
10/23/2026

🎤 Poetry Reading — Saturday, November 14 at 5:30 PM

Join the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium for a special evening honoring the lives and work of local poets Marina Romani and Peter Serchuk, with poems performed by friends and family.

📍 Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave., Pacific Grove

💬 Free and open to all!

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium celebrates the diverse literary voices of the Central Coast, hosting free monthly readings on the second Saturday of each month.

Co-sponsored by the Whitney Latham Lechich Poetry Trust.

Follow the Consortium on Facebook or contact Kent Leatham at [email protected] for more information.

💛📚 Happy National Friends of Libraries Week!This week, we’re celebrating the people who help make our library such a spe...
10/22/2026

💛📚 Happy National Friends of Libraries Week!

This week, we’re celebrating the people who help make our library such a special part of the Pacific Grove community! 🎉

A heartfelt thank-you to the Pacific Grove Public Library Friends and Foundation for your generosity, volunteer hours, fundraising, and unwavering support. For more than 50 years, you’ve helped our library thrive, supporting opportunities for discovery, lifelong learning, and community connection.

Your dedication makes a difference, and we’re so grateful to have you as our partners in library service! 💛

🤝 Want to get involved? Learn more about membership and how you can support your community library at www.ffpgpl.org.

🔨✨ Build It at the Library! ✨🔨Get creative with K'nex and Keva Planks at the Pacific Grove Public Library! Build, experi...
10/19/2026

🔨✨ Build It at the Library! ✨🔨

Get creative with K'nex and Keva Planks at the Pacific Grove Public Library! Build, experiment, and see what you can create. 🧱🚀🏗️

📅 October 19
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM

📢 Please note the date change from the second Monday.

Thanks to the PGPL Friends & Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund, for sponsoring this program! 💙💛

📚✨ TEEN VOLUNTEERING AT PGPL! ✨📚Looking for community service hours? Teens in grades 6–12 can earn volunteer hours by he...
10/16/2026

📚✨ TEEN VOLUNTEERING AT PGPL! ✨📚

Looking for community service hours? Teens in grades 6–12 can earn volunteer hours by helping out at the Pacific Grove Public Library! 💚

📅 November 5, 2026 from 3:30–4:30 p.m.

📝 Registration is required, and a completed volunteer application is needed to participate. Sign-ups open one month before each session.

📞 (831) 648-5760
📧 [email protected]

Come get involved, give back, and earn those volunteer hours! 💕📖

🍂Verses in Vibration ✨Join ValiAnna of Sacred Sounds Monterey for an evening of crystal bowls, vocal toning, and a poetr...
10/13/2026

🍂Verses in Vibration ✨

Join ValiAnna of Sacred Sounds Monterey for an evening of crystal bowls, vocal toning, and a poetry offering — sound healing for every age, from tweens to seniors. 🍁

📅 Third Thursdays, 6:30–7:30 pm: Oct 15 · Nov 19
📍 Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Avenue

🧘 Bring a yoga mat, towel, or cushion (library chairs are available too!)

💛 Sponsored by the Whitney Latham-Lechich Trust ✨

The Haunted Library is Back! 🎃👻Join us for our Haunted Library in the Joe Rock Children’s Room:📅 Thursday, October 29⏰ 3...
10/12/2026

The Haunted Library is Back! 🎃👻

Join us for our Haunted Library in the Joe Rock Children’s Room:

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 3:30–5:30 p.m.
The Children's Room will be closed at 1:30 p.m.

Be sure to wear your costume! 🕷️

Sponsored by the PGPL Friends and Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund.

📚 As Banned Books Week comes to a close, the importance of the freedom to read continues! ❤️📖✨We bet some of your favori...
10/11/2026

📚 As Banned Books Week comes to a close, the importance of the freedom to read continues! ❤️📖

✨We bet some of your favorite books may have been challenged or banned? See the full list of the 150 most frequently targeted books since tracking began, visit https://bit.ly/4yb9Py2 and stop by this month to check out our Banned Books display at the front table and discover a familiar favorite or find something new to take home! 📚

Get creative with Puffy Paint Pumpkins! 🎃Children of all ages are invited to join us for a fun outdoor craft:📅 Monday, O...
10/09/2026

Get creative with Puffy Paint Pumpkins! 🎃

Children of all ages are invited to join us for a fun outdoor craft:

📅 Monday, October 26
⏰ 3:30–4:30 p.m.
📍 Outside in front of the library

This program is presented in collaboration with the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and Everyone’s Harvest.

Sponsored by the PGPL Friends and Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund.

✨Calling all adventurers in grades 6–12! Join us for a game of Basic Dungeons & Dragons (1981) and let your imagination ...
10/09/2026

✨Calling all adventurers in grades 6–12! Join us for a game of Basic Dungeons & Dragons (1981) and let your imagination run wild! ⚔️🐉

Sessions will take place at the Little House in Jewell Park:

📅 Saturday, October 17
📅 Saturday, December 5
⏰ 12–4 p.m.

Space is limited. Register in person or call 831-648-5760.

Free pizza and drinks provided!🍕

Sponsored by the PGPL F&F and Monterey County Gives! Donors.

📚 SAVE THE DATE!From Dunfermline to Pacific Grove: Andrew Carnegie’s Life & LegacyJoin us Friday, November 20, at 5:30pm...
10/07/2026

📚 SAVE THE DATE!

From Dunfermline to Pacific Grove: Andrew Carnegie’s Life & Legacy

Join us Friday, November 20, at 5:30pm for a special presentation by Catherine & David Stihler exploring Andrew Carnegie’s life, philanthropy, and connection to Pacific Grove.

A companion exhibit will be on display beginning November 1, featuring local history photographs, newspapers, correspondence, and more from the building of the 1908 PG Library.

📅 Friday, November 20
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 Pacific Grove Public Library

Sponsored by the Pacific Grove Public Library Friends & Foundation, with support from the Jean Laws Local History Fund and Carnegie250 Grant. 📖

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550 Central Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA
93950

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Monday 2pm - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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