On February 19, over 300 people filled the Library after-hours to enjoy the Friends of the Monterey Public Library’s annual Chocolate & Wine Tasting Benefit. This fun-filled, festive event featured delicious cakes, brownies, cookies, petit fours, ice cream, candies, molé, chocolate beer, and a wide variety of wines – all donated by generous local wineries, restaurants, bakeries, confectionaries, and grocery stores. The silent auction included wonderful gift baskets, collector’s books, art, and certificates for services – again, donated by generous individuals and local businesses. Tobin Lavelle struck just the right musical chord with his guitar, and the winners of this year’s Chocolate Chip Cookie contest were announced. Best of all, the community gathered together to catch up with old friends and neighbors, meet new ones, and support their public library. And if you weren’t able to attend the event, don’t feel left out because the event raised $10,000 for library books for you and everyone else to enjoy!| posted by Jeanne |
Category: In the Know
We hope you've been enjoying the spring weather this week, a nice gift for the holiday weekend. For the past few months, staff at the checkout desk have been reading lots of great books. We'd like to update you on some of our suggestions.
Books
Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Waiting for Aphrodite by Sue Hubbell
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Spain: A Culinary Road Trip by Mario Batali and Gwenyth Paltrow
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Push by Sapphire
You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Slam by Nick Hornby
The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
Audiovisuals
The Soloist
Whip It
Big Love
Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
| posted by Catrina |
Categories: Staff Reads, Lets Talk Books, Teen Zone
