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🌊 Sensory Play Time with the Monterey Bay Aquarium! 🦦⭐ Join us for a special ocean-themed sensory playtime with Aquarium staff! Young children can explore textures, discover new sounds, and enjoy water-based play while engaging their senses and building the foundation for lifelong learning. 📅 Friday, November 20 ⏰ 11–11:45 a.m. 📍 Joe Rock Children’s Room, Pacific Grove Public Library 👶 For children ages 1–5 Explore the sensory wonders of the ocean with your little ones! 🐚💙 #PacificGrovePublicLibrary #MontereyBayAquarium #SensoryPlay #EarlyLearning by @pgpubliclibrary
🎤 Poetry Reading — Saturday, November 14 at 5:30 PM Join the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium for a special evening honoring the lives and work of local poets Marina Romani and Peter Serchuk, with poems performed by friends and family. 📍 Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave., Pacific Grove 💬 Free and open to all! The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium celebrates the diverse literary voices of the Central Coast, hosting free monthly readings on the second Saturday of each month. Co-sponsored by the Whitney Latham Lechich Poetry Trust. Follow the Consortium on Facebook or contact Kent Leatham at kent.leatham.poet@gmail.com for more information. by @pgpubliclibrary
💛📚 Happy National Friends of Libraries Week! This week, we’re celebrating the people who help make our library such a special part of the Pacific Grove community! 🎉 A heartfelt thank-you to the Pacific Grove Public Library Friends and Foundation for your generosity, volunteer hours, fundraising, and unwavering support. For more than 50 years, you’ve helped our library thrive, supporting opportunities for discovery, lifelong learning, and community connection. Your dedication makes a difference, and we’re so grateful to have you as our partners in library service! 💛 🤝 Want to get involved? Learn more about membership and how you can support your community library at www.ffpgpl.org. #NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek #PGLibrary #LibraryLove #ThankYouFriends #PacificGrove #Community by @pgpubliclibrary
🔨✨ Build It at the Library! ✨🔨 Get creative with K'nex and Keva Planks at the Pacific Grove Public Library! Build, experiment, and see what you can create. 🧱🚀🏗️ 📅 October 19 ⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM 📢 Please note the date change from the second Monday. Thanks to the PGPL Friends & Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund, for sponsoring this program! 💙💛 by @pgpubliclibrary
📣 Calling all families! Bring your kids down to the @pgpubliclibrary for the annual Haunted Library Event on 10/29 from 3:30-5:30pm in the Joe Rock Children’s Room! This event will transform the Children’s Room into a semi-spooky, Halloween-themed space! Weave your way through the book stacks, view the exciting Halloween decor, and get rewarded with a sweet treat at the end! 🍬 Don’t forget to wear your Halloween costumes! ℹ️ For all our library lovers this is a friendly reminder that the Joe Rock Children’s room will close at 1:30pm on 10/29 to facilitate set up for the Haunted Library Event! Event Questions? Contact the Library at 831-648-5760. #pacificgrove #publiclibrary #library #halloween #hauntedlibrary by @pgpubliclibrary
Did you know you could check out an array of baking supplies from the @pgpubliclibrary for FREE with your library card? 🥐During National Baking Week we’re highlighting just some of the many items available for check out from our “Library of Things.” Swipe through the photos, visit the library’s website or call for more information! www.pacificgrovelibrary.org Happy National Baking Week! #baking #happynationalbakingweek #recipe #library #librarycard by @pgpubliclibrary
📚✨ TEEN VOLUNTEERING AT PGPL! ✨📚 Looking for community service hours? Teens in grades 6–12 can earn volunteer hours by helping out at the Pacific Grove Public Library! 💚 📅 November 5, 2026 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. 📝 Registration is required, and a completed volunteer application is needed to participate. Sign-ups open one month before each session. 📞 (831) 648-5760 📧 mbispo@cityofpacificgrove.org Come get involved, give back, and earn those volunteer hours! 💕📖 #PacificGrovePublicLibrary #PGPL #TeenVolunteers #CommunityService #VolunteerHours #TeenZone #LibraryVolunteers by @pgpubliclibrary
🍂Verses in Vibration ✨ Join ValiAnna of Sacred Sounds Monterey for an evening of crystal bowls, vocal toning, and a poetry offering — sound healing for every age, from tweens to seniors. 🍁 📅 Third Thursdays, 6:30–7:30 pm: Oct 15 · Nov 19 📍 Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Avenue 🧘 Bring a yoga mat, towel, or cushion (library chairs are available too!) 💛 Sponsored by the Whitney Latham-Lechich Trust ✨ by @pgpubliclibrary
📚 As Banned Books Week comes to a close, the importance of the freedom to read continues! ❤️📖 ✨We bet some of your favorite books may have been challenged or banned? See the full list of the 150 most frequently targeted books since tracking began, visit https://bit.ly/4yb9Py2 and stop by this month to check out our Banned Books display at the front table and discover a familiar favorite or find something new to take home! 📚 #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #ReadBannedBooks #PacificGrovePublicLibrary #LibrariesForAll by @pgpubliclibrary
The Haunted Library is Back! 🎃👻 Join us for our Haunted Library in the Joe Rock Children’s Room: 📅 Thursday, October 29 ⏰ 3:30–5:30 p.m. The Children's Room will be closed at 1:30 p.m. Be sure to wear your costume! 🕷️ Sponsored by the PGPL Friends and Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund. by @pgpubliclibrary
Get creative with Puffy Paint Pumpkins! 🎃 Children of all ages are invited to join us for a fun outdoor craft: 📅 Monday, October 26 ⏰ 3:30–4:30 p.m. 📍 Outside in front of the library This program is presented in collaboration with the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and Everyone’s Harvest. Sponsored by the PGPL Friends and Foundation, with support from the Joe Rock Fund. by @pgpubliclibrary
✨Calling all adventurers in grades 6–12! Join us for a game of Basic Dungeons & Dragons (1981) and let your imagination run wild! ⚔️🐉 Sessions will take place at the Little House in Jewell Park: 📅 Saturday, October 17 📅 Saturday, December 5 ⏰ 12–4 p.m. Space is limited. Register in person or call 831-648-5760. Free pizza and drinks provided!🍕 Sponsored by the PGPL F&F and Monterey County Gives! Donors. by @pgpubliclibrary

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