Carmel Public Library Announces Its 2011-2012 Local History Lecture Series
Save the date and mark your calendar: Harrison Memorial Library (HML) in Carmel announced today the line up of speakers for its 2012 Local History Lecture Series.
- Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) November 17, 2011 - Harrison Memorial Library (HML) in Carmel announced today the line up of speakers for its 2012 Local History Lecture Series. Admission is free and it is a first come first serve basis. For questions, contact the Harrison Memorial Library Reference Desk at 624-7323. These public programs are funded by the Frank and Eva Buck Foundation, and Robert and Lacy Buck.
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 7 p.m.
Location: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall
Speaker: Jack Galante, Great-Grandson of Founder of Carmel
Title: Early Carmel & Founder Frank Devendorf
Join wine maker and Carmelite Jack Galante as he traces the regional history and development of the City of Carmel in 1902 by partners J. Franklin Devendorf and Frank Powers of the Carmel Development Company. Mr. Galante is the great-grandson of Frank Devendorf. The Library manages a rare collection of archival documents and artifacts for the City of Carmel that his mother, Jane Galante, recently donated.
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7 p.m.
Location: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall
Speaker: Dr. Susan Shillinglaw
Title: Steinbeck & Jeffers
Dr. Susan Shillinglaw is a professor of English at San Jose State University and Scholar-in-Residence at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. She has been Director of the Center for Steinbeck Studies (previously The Steinbeck Newsletter). She has published widely on Steinbeck, most recently A Journey in Steinbeck's California (2006). Join Susan Schillinglaw for a talk about two famous regional authors, John Steinbeck and Robinson Jeffers.
Date & Time: March 27, 2012, at 7 p.m.
Location: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall
Speaker: Gordon Wheeler, President, Esalen
Title: Big Sur Landmark: The Esalen Institute
Esalen.The word itself summons up tantalizing visions of adventure, unexplored frontiers, human possibilities yet to be realized. There is the wonder of the place itself: 120 acres of fertile land carved out between mountain and ocean, blessed by a cascading canyon stream and hot mineral springs gushing out of a seaside cliff. The Esalen Institute celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Join Gordon Wheeler for a presentation about the history, programs and people that make Esalen a regional and world renowned destination for education, spiritual development and relaxation.
Date & Time: April 24, 2012, 7 p.m.
Location: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall
Speaker: Gary Breschini, Researcher Monterey County Historical Society
Title: Prehistory of the Monterey Peninsula, Esselen Indians and Their Rock Paintings
Background:
Harrison Memorial Library has been a treasured resource on the Central Coast of California for over 105 years. Some 106,000 Library cardholders and visitors walk through the Library doors annually. Among these are families, children, teens, and adults of all ages who depend on the Library to advance their practical life skills as well as to provide resources and services that advance literacy, foster cultural awareness, promote healthy living and wellness, and provide arts and cultural education and entertainment. The Carmel Public Library, like no other community institution, exists solely to nourish these most cherished human attributes.
The Carmel Public Library Foundation provides funds for all of the Library's acquisitions, collections, services, equipment, archives, and public programs for children, adults, and seniors. While the City of Carmel funds Library salaries and building maintenance, it is private contributions to the Library Foundation that provide the rest.
For donation/sponsoring questions, contact Amy Donohue, Executive Director of the Carmel Public Library Foundation at 831-624-2811.
Contact: Amy Donohue
Executive Director, Carmel Public Library Foundation
(831) 624-2811
adonohue ( @ ) carmelpubliclibraryfoundation dot org
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