In honor of National Library Week, we’re featuring libraries we’ve encountered in our travels.
Our first stop is the first public library in California – the Monterey Public Library. Established in 1849, the Monterey Public Library started out as a shareholders library with the first members paying $32 a share to establish the library. Today it is a busy, vibrant place open to all and the largest public library on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula.
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- Al fresco reading and research.
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- MPL has an extensive and impressive non-English language collection.
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- This maybe due to their proximity to the Middlebury Institute and the Defense Language Institute.
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- MPL was established the year before California attained statehood.
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- Get your library-themed souvenirs here!
