CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

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A Message From the President Explore, experience, connect Libraries are changing and dynamic places… rocks in the center of communities

Libraries have become vibrant Library Foundation and the Library community centers, hubs of activity, Trustees, engaged together with our education, socialization and constituents, continue to be forward Board President Ben Heinrich entertainment. They o er endless thinking about our evolving services armel Public Library fosters learning possibilities: a chance meeting with a for tomorrow. Cat every stage of life and serves some friend, a conversation with a librarian, a It is thanks to YOU, our donors, that so 112,000 visitors who walk through our personal quest for materials and much is happening at Carmel Public doors each year. All across the country resources, or a quiet afternoon by the Library. Thank you for recognizing the libraries like ours promote stability and  replace with a favorite story or value the library plays in our continuity within our communities and magazine. There’s truly something for community. We hope you will families. everyone, every age, at the library. continue to be our ambassadors. Recently, Carmel Public Library Today’s libraries have technology that —Ben Heinrich Foundation and the Library Trustees transcends time and distance, and tech-savvy librarians are valuable assets engaged two highly-regarded Missing Martha Mosher consultants in the library services and in our information age. Library patrons facilities planning world. We talked access information from around the Join us in o ering a fond farewell and about industry trends and what other world, and avail themselves of heart-felt thanks to Martha Mosher who communities—large and small, urban collections online, any time, every day. recently moved to the Bay Area closer to and suburban—are doing with their Yet, we continue to hear from our her family. Martha served as a Library public libraries to serve constituents, patrons that their visits to the libraries Trustees as well as a founding Carmel today and tomorrow. It was an themselves are cherished activities. Public Library Foundation Board illuminating process culminating with a People still want to browse, touch and Director. She’s given the community community workshop in City Hall where even smell books. countless hours of volunteer expertise. a room full of people shared their Carmel Public Library “anchors” our Her intelligence, creativity and thoughts and ideas. community today. Carmel Public generosity will be deeply missed.

SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, April 7, 2016

AT THE SUNSET CENTER A bene t for Carmel Public Library Foundation Check inside for details! CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ben Heinrich, President Donor Salute — Sunday, March 13 at 3pm Kevin Mahoney, Vice President Share the Spirit and Bring a Friend! Je Greenberg, Treasurer Stephen Pearson, Secretary Join us, and bring a special someone, for a Lynn Booth-Scanlon festive afternoon reception celebrating our Heather Brebaugh generous library foundation donors. It’s a Kerri Anne Goldberg lovely afternoon with wine, appetizers and Marilyn Kren valet parking held in the Main Library on Martha Drexler Lynn Ocean and Lincoln Streets in Carmel. Jennifer Martinez “Donor Salute is a special community Cynthia McCoy gathering and opportunity to thank our Rita Patel benefactors who truly believe in the Bill Rolland library,” Amy Donohue Executive Director. Bill Scearce RSVP by March 8 by calling Jenice Schultheis (831) 624 -2811.

LIBRARY TRUSTEES Nancy Collins Niels Reimers Richard Flower Tara Twomey Martha Mosher An Invitation to Join STAFF Amy Donohue, Executive Director Anita Mitchell, O ce Assistant Our Library Legacy Donors 831.624.2811 The annual reception in honor of Carmel Public Janet Bombard, Library Director Library Foundation’s Sterling Circle Donors will be 831.624.1366 held on Sunday, June 19 at 3pm. The Sterling Circle Program is the cornerstone of the foundation’s future funding capabilities. This program Special Thanks River House Books “Libraries are magical! They answer questions, entertain, encourage, enlighten, We have much to be and engage. They provide unending possibilities to anyone who walks through thankful for in our the door. I love that the library is the great equalizer of people. It doesn’t care if community – a top notch you are rich or poor, old or young, wealthy or impoverished — all are welcome. library AND a superb Carmel Public Library does all that in one the most beautiful settings in the independent book store. River House Books has been a generous and creative world. I am proud to be a Sterling Circle member — what a wonderful legacy!” partner with Carmel Public Library since — Sterling Circle Donor and former Board Director Cheryl Carter its opening. Thank you bookstore friends for your generous annual recognizes planned giving donors who demonstrate their deep commitment support… and the many other ways you to the library by including the Carmel Public Library Foundation in their estate support the library including book sales plans and wills. Sterling Circle Donors play a key role in ensuring the library’s at our programs and events. Diane & place in the community – open and free – for generations to come. Gordon Simonds, we are grateful, and River House sta , you are excellent! You Become a Sterling Circle Donor add so much value to our programs and Simply inform us of your interest. The amount and conditions of your gift events! are entirely up to you with any amount being appreciated and completely Located at 208 Crossroads Boulevard. con dential. A family-owned, independent bookstore For more information, go to our website www.carmelpubliclibraryfoundation. where every book is personally selected org or contact Amy Donohue at (831) 624-2811. by the proprietor. Thank you for your support. $10 suggested contribution Proceeds bene t Carmel Public Library 2016 Programs & Events Questions? (831) 624 -2811

Community Night with the Library FEB 2016 Naturalist & Photographer Ian Shive FILM NIGHT with the Library The National Parks: An American Legacy, Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South Celebrating 100 Years of National Park Service Wed, Feb 3 at 7:30 pm, Carmel Performing Wed, Apr 13 at 7 pm Arts Center, Carmel High School Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center Check back page for complete details. FILM NIGHT with the Library Local History Talk True Cost Ian Martin Fri, Apr 22 at 7:00 pm, Carmel Performing Arts Famed Architect: Charles Sumner Greene & Center, Carmel High School the Carmel Years Check back page for complete details. Wed, Feb 17 at 7 pm Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center MAY 2016 Community Night with the Library MAR 2016 NASA Astronaut & Aeronautical Engineer Donor Salute Daniel W. Bursch Sun, Mar 13 at 3 pm at the Main Library Wed, May 4 at 7 pm (see article inside) Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center Parent & Teacher Lecture Series Community Night with the Library Author, Athlete & Internationally Matt Ritter, Professor of Biology at Renowned Speaker, Brie Mathers Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Love the Skin You Are In: Inspiring & The BIG Trees Among Us Young Girls & Women Wed, Jun 8 at 7 pm Tue, Mar 22 at 7 pm, Carmel Performing Carpenter Hall at Sunset Center Arts Center, Carmel High School JUNE 2016 APR 2016 Sterling Circle Reception POP-Sci Edition Sun, Jun 19 at 3 pm Annual Fundraising Bene t Please check our website for Bestselling Author Mary Roach In conversation the latest information with Science Friday’s Ira Flatow www.carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org Thu, Apr 7, Sunset Center Photography by Scott Campbell Photography Check inside for complete details.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS!

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AT SUNSET CENTER Proceeds from event bene t Carmel Public Library Wine Tasting reception, book sale and signing by River House Books, and author program

Tickets: $55 per person (including Wine Tasting) Purchase tickets at Sunset Center Box O ce, online at www.sunsetcenter.org, or call (831) 620-2048

The Program Proceeds from the evening support the Carmel Public Bestselling Author Mary Roach Library Foundation whose goal is to fund the Carmel Public Library, keep the doors open and maintain the In conversation with library’s preeminence as a steward and cherished cultural Science Friday’s Ira Flatow institution on the Central Coast of California. Get ready for an irreverent evening of science on the wild side as bestselling author Mary Roach takes the stage in JOIN OUR LIST OF SPONSORS & conversation with Science Friday’s radio talk show host and executive producer, Ira Flatow. Mary and Ira share a passion BENEFACTORS for making science discussion a part of our everyday lives. Sponsors & benefactors receive tickets to the wine Ever-curious and funny, Mary will keep you in stitches as she tasting, book sale and the after-theatre reception. shares her exploration and wonder of “how things work” that We also acknowledge all of our individual led her to write her books: Bonk: The Curious Couplings of benefactors in our newsletters, on our websites and Science and Sex, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, on all bene t materials (including posters,  yers, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Spook: electronic eBlasts, direct mail postcard, Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Sti : The Curious Lives of advertisements, banners and event program.) Human Cadavers. Our donation levels are below, but we can always Mary’s writing has been published in multiple languages all customize to your special needs. over the world and appears regularly in , Outside, Wired, and Magazine. Gold Sponsor or Benefactor $10,000 Ira’s show, Science Friday, “Brain Fun Silver Sponsor or Benefactor $5,000 for Curious People,” heard by more Bronze Sponsor or Benefactor $2,500 than 2 million people each week, Foundation Sponsor or Benefactor $1,250 airs on nearly 400 public radio stations throughout the United Join our list of sponsors or individual benefactors States, including our local station today. Call 831.624.2811. 90.3 KAZU, National Public Radio for the Monterey Bay Area, a community service of CSU Monterey Bay. Your $55 ticket includes wine tasting from local wineries in

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PURCHASE TICKETS • BECOME A SPONSOR or BENEFACTOR CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION P.O. Box 2042 Carmel, CA 93921-2042 Carmel Public Library Foundation (CPLF) is a 501(c)(3) nonpro t organization

SAVE the DATES Feb 3 & Apr 22, 2016

PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE: Together offering community programs and resources relevant to parenting and educating children and teenagers FILM NIGHTS with the Library Carmel High School Performing Arts Center 3600 Ocean Avenue, at the intersection of Highway 1 & Ocean Avenue in Carmel Antarctic Edge: 70° South Wed, Feb 3 at 7:30 pm Fri, Apr 22 at 7:00 pm Guest appearance by Director and Who pays the price for our clothing? Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Dena Seidel “Beautifully lmed... “A portrait of exquisite, eye-popping exploitation that cinematography. One of the ought to make us most informative lms stop and think shot in the about those jeans,” polar regions,” The New York Times Earth Island Journal

Seating rst-come, rst-served! Film Night programs are free and open to the general public. We welcome parents, students and educators from all of the schools in our area.