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📖☀️ Adult Summer Reading at Pacific Grove Public Library begins June 3!Join the Adult Summer Reading Program and enjoy a...
05/29/2026

📖☀️ Adult Summer Reading at Pacific Grove Public Library begins June 3!

Join the Adult Summer Reading Program and enjoy a season of books, creativity, and community events.

🎁 Register and receive a $10 gift card while supplies last!

Participants can also:
📚 Earn Friends' Bookstore coupons
🎟️ Collect raffle tickets by completing Summer Reading Bingo cards
🎶 Attend special summer events featuring music, arts & crafts, and an interactive presentation from the UC Santa Cruz Seed Vault initiative

Summer Reading isn’t just for kids — it’s for everyone!

🍦 All-Ages Ice Cream Social: July 29 at Jewell Park
🎉 Adult raffle prize drawings: July 30

Visit the Library or check the calendar at pgpubliclibrary.org for full event details.

📬 The latest Pacific Grove Library newsletter is here!Discover upcoming events, Summer Reading announcements, new progra...
05/28/2026

📬 The latest Pacific Grove Library newsletter is here!

Discover upcoming events, Summer Reading announcements, new programs for all ages, featured collections, community happenings, and more happening at PGPL this season. ✨📚

Whether you’re looking for family activities, teen programs, adult events, digital resources or your next great read, there’s something for everyone!

📖 Read the newsletter here: https://tinyurl.com/2b69bryf

📩 Subscribe to receive updates straight to your inbox: https://tinyurl.com/38ahmtb8

🦦🔬 Dig into science, discovery, and summer fun with the Pacific Grove Public Library!Join us for Science Heroes: Digging...
05/28/2026

🦦🔬 Dig into science, discovery, and summer fun with the Pacific Grove Public Library!

Join us for Science Heroes: Digging It! — an interactive science adventure packed with exciting experiments, audience participation, and hands-on fun for kids and families.

📅 Wednesday, June 3
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 Jewell Park
😎Summer Reading: pacificgrovelibrary.org/explore/kids/summer_reading.php

This free Summer Reading Program event is sponsored by the PGPL Friends & Foundation with support from the Joe Rock Fund.

Bring a blanket, bring your curiosity, and get ready to DIG IT! 🌟🦴⚡

🎨📚 Teen Summer Reading Program 2026 starts June 2 at Pacific Grove Public Library!For grades 6–12, this summer is packed...
05/28/2026

🎨📚 Teen Summer Reading Program 2026 starts June 2 at Pacific Grove Public Library!

For grades 6–12, this summer is packed with creative, hands-on events and chances to win prizes all season long.

✨ Teen events include:
🌀 Tie dye
🎲 Board games
🎨 Watercolor painting
🌿 Nature journaling with Monterey Bay Aquarium
🔐 Escape challenge adventures

PLUS:
🍿 Free snacks at every event
🎟️ Earn raffle tickets for participating

Spend your summer creating, connecting, and having fun at the library!

🍦 End-of-Summer Ice Cream Social for All Ages: July 29 at Jewell Park
🎉 Teen raffle prize drawings: July 30

05/27/2026

Take our Community Input Survey! Pacific Grove is known by residents for its small-town hospitality and friendliness, and where the high quality of life is valued. The City strives to be fiscally responsible while providing services for our residents. As Pacific Grove plans for the future, the City is working hard to preserve the services that the community is known for, such as keeping the city safe, clean, and well-maintained.

We're asking you to participate in our community survey! This is your opportunity to share your ideas and help shape the future of Pacific Grove. Your input helps guide important decisions about City services, infrastructure, public safety, and community programs!

The community survey is open through June 5, 2026!
To take the survey now at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdqo0C8VVj_-93WdU8O1e64hISwV2wK6Ga9TISjb6Wh2Cskw/viewform

We look forward to hearing from you. As the City addresses the needs of our community, we welcome feedback and questions. Please contact [email protected] with any questions or comments.

📚🌞 Children’s Summer Reading Program 2026 is almost here at Pacific Grove Public Library!Join us June 3 – July 22 for a ...
05/26/2026

📚🌞 Children’s Summer Reading Program 2026 is almost here at Pacific Grove Public Library!

Join us June 3 – July 22 for a summer full of reading, discovery, and family fun! Kids can earn FREE books and prizes by tracking their reading minutes all summer long.

✨ Weekly Wednesday events include:
🔬 Science experiments
🎵 Music & performances
🎭 Puppets & magic
👨‍👩‍👧 Family entertainment and activities

These programs help prevent the “summer slide” while providing social opportunities and keeping young minds active, creative, and engaged all summer break.

🎉 Prize pickup through July 29
🍦 End-of-Summer Ice Cream Social for All Ages: July 29, 3–4 PM at Jewell Park

Learn More: https://www.pacificgrovelibrary.org/explore/kids/summer_reading.php

Sponsored by the Pacific Grove Public Library Friends and Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund.

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: "Poems to Remember: Local Authors Honor Alzheimer's Awareness Month" (with ...
05/21/2026

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: "Poems to Remember: Local Authors Honor Alzheimer's Awareness Month" (with support from the Alzheimer's Association)

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium seeks to showcase the finest talents of the diverse Central Coast literary community, from Big Sur to Santa Cruz to the Salinas Valley and beyond. Free readings are held monthly on the second Saturday. All are welcome. Light refreshment provided. The library closes at 5pm and no library services are available. Sponsored by The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium with support from the Whitney Latham-Lechich Trust.

For more information, please contact Kent Leatham, [email protected]

🎶🌿 PGPL Summer Reading Program Event 🌿🎶Join us Friday, June 5th from 3:00–4:00 PM for a special live performance by Cana...
05/20/2026

🎶🌿 PGPL Summer Reading Program Event 🌿🎶

Join us Friday, June 5th from 3:00–4:00 PM for a special live performance by Canadian-American roots-folk duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen! 🎻🎸

Known for soaring violin, diverse guitar styles, compelling storytelling, harmonica, humor, and rich vocal harmony, this dynamic duo delivers an engaging and polished performance for all ages.

Sponsored by the PGPL Friends and Foundation with support from MCGives. ✨

🌈✨ TEEN TIE-DYE PARTY ✨🌈Get ready to add some color to your summer! Join us on June 2nd from 3:30–4:30 PM for a FREE tie...
05/20/2026

🌈✨ TEEN TIE-DYE PARTY ✨🌈

Get ready to add some color to your summer! Join us on June 2nd from 3:30–4:30 PM for a FREE tie-dye event just for teens in grades 6–12. Bring your own white tees or tanks and create your own colorful masterpiece! 🎨👕

🧦 Limited shirts, socks & scrunchies available while supplies last
🎟 Earn a Summer Reading Program raffle ticket just for attending
💥 Wear your tie-dye creations to future SRP events for extra raffle entries!

No registration required.
Sponsored by the PGPL Friends & Foundation and Monterey County Gives! 💖

📚✨ Family Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos Bilingües Para Familias✨📚🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 23RD🕚 11:00am – 11:30am📍 Pacific Grove...
05/20/2026

📚✨ Family Bilingual Storytime | Cuentos Bilingües Para Familias✨📚

🗓️ SATURDAY, MAY 23RD
🕚 11:00am – 11:30am
📍 Pacific Grove Public Library

Join Miss Mary and Miss Arianna and friends for fun stories, songs, and activities in English & Spanish — perfect for families, para toda la familia! 🧒👧👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

📖 Sponsored by PGPL Friends and Foundation
💛 With support from the Joe Rock Fund

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550 Central Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA
93950

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

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