Wintertime evokes early evenings, hot beverages, cozy blankets, and PUZZLES! On Saturday, January 31, 10am-1pm, bring your gently used puzzles to Monterey Public Library's Community Room and exchange them for another. What's old to you will be new to someone...

Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation presents the 21st Annual Chocolate & Wine Benefit at Monterey County Library for ages 21 and over.

Celebrate with chocolate, wine, beer, savory snacks, live music, and a silent auction at the library. Tickets are $75 - purchase here . Proceeds will benefit Monterey Public Library.

Join Library and Museums Director Brian Edwards as we explore inside and outside Colton Hall and the Old Jail at night, and hear some of the history of Old Monterey on Wednesday, October 29, 6pm-7:30pm. Appropriate for teens and adults....

Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation hosts local author Omar Hussain as we celebrate the launching of his debut novel, A Thousand Natural Shocks , on Saturday, July 26, at 5pm in MPL's Community Room. Tickets are $15 - reserve your spot .

Omar's new novel is a mesmerizing meditation on trauma, memory, and identity wrapped in a high-octane thriller set in Monterey.

Monterey Public Library is hosting our first Baby Rave! Is your baby a party animal? Keeping you up at night? Dancing and wiggling around ALL the time? If so, Baby Rave is the place for you (and your baby)....

Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation hosts Alka Joshi , author of The Henna Artist , on Thursday, May 29, 6pm-8pm in the Community Room of Monterey Public Library.

Tonight, Joshi will discuss her much-anticipated new novel, Six Days in Bombay, and share insights into her writing process. Tickets are $25 - registration required .

Irish storyteller and singer Helena Byrne brings stories of Irish Fairies and ghosts, adored folk songs, and enchanting entertainment for an exhilarating evening performance for all ages at Monterey Public Library on Friday, May 16, 6:30pm-8pm...

Monterey Public Library hosts Irish storyteller and singer Helena Byrne for a free children's storytime with Irish folk tales, music, and games on Friday, May 16, 10:15am-11am in the Community Room. All are welcome, especially ages 2-5.

Monterey Public Library Friends & Foundation presents the 20th Annual Chocolate & Wine Benefit at Monterey County Library for ages 21 and over.

Celebrate with chocolate, wine, beer, snacks, and a silent auction at the library. Tickets are $75 - purchase here. Proceeds will benefit Monterey Public Library.

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.