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Friends of the Pacific Grove Public LibraryThe NEWSLETTER is published quarterly by the FRIENDS OF THE PACIFIC GROVE LIBRARY,a nonprofit organization that retains sole responsibility for editorial content and policy.

In This Issue:

President’s Message p. 1Board of Directors p. 1Business Spotlight p. 1About Our Library p. 2Meet The Author p. 2Changes at the Library p. 2Big Sur Half Marathon p. 2Friends and Foundation p. 2Read-A-Thon p. 3Art on the Arcade p. 3This Land is Our Land p. 4A Special Gift p. 5Contributors p. 5New Members p. 5New Business Members p. 5Volunteers Needed p. 5Business Members p. 6Corporate Members p. 6Mark Your Calendar p. 6

Board of DirectorsSusan Steele PresidentCamille Liscinsky Vice-PresidentJudy Wills TreasurerShirley Peake SecretaryFaye Mueller MembershipGail Abeloe FacilitiesDiane Grindol NewsletterPeggy Hansen VolunteersLily Yuen Social MediaDianne Busse Dine Out

ProofreaderCindie Farley

Meet the AuthorBarbara Moore

Thanks to Cindie Farley whoedits much of the material. Anyfaults or omissions, or slip ups inpunctuation, are mine!- Editor Diane Grindol

President’s LetterJanusLooking back: 2016 has been good for the Friends.

Memberships number over 480, the most in our history.Fund-raising was in high gear all year. In April we took over the First Saturday Book Sale andwe now have a cadre of dedicated volunteers helping to sort, sell and schlep books. Bucks forBooks in February and the Read-a-Thon in October engaged the school-age population insupporting the Library. And we closed out the year by working the Big Sur Half Marathon andparticipating in the Monterey County Gives! campaign.We maintained our commitment to community building. Dine Out with Friends on the lastWednesday of the month continues to be a popular way to simultaneously patronize ourwonderful local restaurants and help the Library. The audiences at Meet the Author are closeto capacity. With three major shows this year, the Library’s Hauk Gallery has become one of thecity’s go-to places for art exhibitions. And, the events associated with This Land is Our Landwere entertaining and enlightening—and fun, especially the children’s art project.We kept a spotlight on the Library renewal project by funding the construction of threechandeliers, replicas of those hanging in the original Carnegie library. One currently graces thefront of the rotunda, a constant reminder of the work that needs to be done to the Library’sinterior.The Friends and the Foundation reached agreement on a joint funding arrangement that willexpand financial support for the Library’s needs.

Looking forward: Our goal for 2017 is to maintain the momentum, but to focus our efforts moresharply in four areas:

Building the membership base to 520Increasing the annual income from book sales by 10 percentProviding whatever needs to be done to ensure the completion of the Library renewal projectby the end of the yearMaking a successful transition to the new Library funding model

Stay tuned and Happy New Year!Susan Steele

Artisana Gallery612 Lighthouse

Artists and owners Adrianne M. Jonson’s andSandy Hamm’s Artisana Gallery is a feast for thesenses. Vibrant colors, earthy fragrances, andsoothing sounds fill the space. The women havecreated a dazzling bazaar right in downtown PG.Watercolors and metalwork, scarves and jewelry,pottery and statuary, bells and wind chimes,gemstones and salt lamps—all the items areoriginal, with a global feel. More than 40 localartisans are showcased in Artisana, so shoppingthere helps support local talent. Artisana is a one-of-a kind store in Pacific Grove, selling one-of-a-kind treasures. And it’s open seven days a week!

Business Member Spotlight:

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About Our Library1886 The first library in Pacific Grove opened as a reading

corner in the Old Parlor, a community hall on FountainAvenue.

1888 The Pacific Grove Circulating Library was established.1905 The P.G. Library Association was given a $10,000 grant

from Andrew Carnegie as well as land from the PacificImprovement Company.

1907 The cornerstone was laid for the library building.1908 The Pacific Grove Library opened at its present location.

Meet the Author:Mary Street AlinderNovember 17, 2016Chairs were pulled from every spot in theLibrary, including the children’s room, toaccommodate the 169 people who werecaptivated by Mary Street Alinder, anindependent scholar who specializes in thehistory of photography.

Alinder spoke primarily about her latest book, GROUP f.64, theresult of her decade-long meticulous research. This landmark workcovers the extraordinary West Coast photographers whose piecesredefined photography as fine art. Rejecting the Pictorialismschool of photography, they opted for strongly-focused, finely-detailed images of natural forms and found objects. Alinder is wellpositioned to write this group biography since she knew most ofthe artists in the movement and worked closely with one ofthem—Ansel Adams. From 1979 until his death in 1984, she servedas his chief assistant and was the impetus behind his autobiogra-phy.

With slides and anecdotes, Alinder gave the audience a scholarlyinsight into the history and art of photography, as well as anintimate glimpse into the lives of the men and women who createdthis modern art movement.

Annual MeetingIn the first quarter of every year, the Friends holds its annualmeeting, open to all members. The 2017 annual meeting isscheduled for Tuesday, February 21, at 5:30 in the Hauk Gallery atthe PG Library. We’ll review the accomplishments of 2016 anddiscuss plans for 2017. The meeting culminates in the election ofmembers of the Board. If you can’t attend, you can vote with theproxy ballot you will receive in the mail shortly. But we’d love tosee your shining face at the meeting.

Big Sur Half MarathonEarly on November 13, some hearty supporters of the Friends lefttheir warm beds. They struck out in the cold and dark to find theirassigned intersection along the Big Sur Half Marathon route andthey guarded that intersection for the next four hours, keepingtraffic off the course and making sure that onlookers and racersdidn’t collide. They did it, not only because it’s fun (at least afterthe sun comes up), but also because it earns money to supportthe Library.Thanks to the following individuals for helping to ensure thesuccess of one of the Peninsula’s big events.Michael BondJames ColbertBill GodwinDiana GodwinDoe KingSteve KingBarbara LebeckCamille LiscinskyFaye MuellerAbby PfeifferSusan SteeleMike SullivanTorie ThacherDavid WagnerJudy WillsTom WillsLily Yuen

Changes at the LibraryNovember 30, 2016, was Linda Pagnella’s last day as the PacificGrove Public Library’s circulation supervisor. She began her tenurein 2001 as a Library assistant and, during her 15 years, became thego-to person the patrons depended on. She is retiring from theCity, but will continue to volunteer at the Library and in thecommunity. Linda has been described as the “heart” of the Library,a very appropriate description of someone who has spent so muchof her time and energy in making Pacific Grove a better place.Thank you, Linda! Don’t go far.

Crystal Henden has been appointed to fill the vacancy created byLinda’s retirement. We are all very fortunate to have someone withCrystal’s interpersonal skills, effectiveness, and good humoravailable to take over from Linda. Welcome, Crystal!

Friends and Foundation AgreeCynthia Garfield, president of the Foundation, and Susan Steele,president of the Friends, officially signed the agreement that willformalize a shared responsibility in supporting the Pacific GroveLibrary. The goal is to create three robust funding streams: one

generated by the activities ofthe Friends; a second gener-ated by the Foundation’sendowment funds; and a thirdfrom the newly established“Fund for the Future of thePacific Grove Library,” jointlystewarded by the Friends andthe Foundation.

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A Special GiftIn late November, Sacramento artist Gregory Kondos and familymembers presented a painting of author John Steinbeck’s cottageto the Pacific Grove Public Library.

Kondos said he created the painting in memory of Nancy Hauk, afriend and former student. Nancy Hauk, who died in July, was anartist and former Library board member and planning commissionmember who worked in breaking down bias in standardizedtesting before retiring from CTB/McGraw-Hill.

The painting, an oil on canvas of the Steinbeck cottage on 147Eleventh Street where the Nobel Prize author wrote Of Mice andMen among other works, was taken from photographs before thehouse was recently renovated. The painting was presented toLinda Pagnella, the Library’s retiring director of circulation.

Kondos is a member of the National Academy of Design. Hiswork has been exhibited throughout the world, including China,Europe, Sacramento, and Monterey, as well as at theSmithsonian’s Hirschhorn Museum in Washington,

This is the second contribution from Mr. and Mrs. Kondos to thePG Library. They were also members of the group that commis-sioned the beautiful benches that now adorn the Hauk Gallery.

The Kondoses have a second home in Pacific Grove. KondosAvenue in Sacramento is named for the artist, and a few years agothe Crocker Museum in Sacramento published a book inspired bya major retrospective: A Touch of Blue: Landscapes by GregoryKondos.

New Members, Fourth QuarterBallerini FamilyLisa Maldonado BradfordDiane BrownMichael BrumeJackie BurnsLois CarrollSally & Dennis CopelandMichele CromptonMark Crown and Beth WardJane & Anthony DiamondRobert DoerrMaeve HennessyVeia HensleyMary Ann HunterGreg HydeMasiah & Johnny Johnson

New Business Members, Fourth QuarterPassionfish RestaurantDavid W. Simonsen, DDS

Contributors, Fourth QuarterMarjorie AbelBlue City Holdings, LLCDiane G. BrownLois CarrollMark Crown and Beth WardKathleen Darnell in memory of Nancy HaukRobert and Donna DauntStacy and Thomas HowardGreg HydeMasiah & Johnny Johnson in memory of Jerry WilliamsonDennis MarElizabeth MartinBobbie MorrisonElise and Stephen O’Connell in memory of Nancy HaukTheresa O’Connell in memory of Nancy HaukThomas and Marilyn O’Connell in memory of Nancy HaukMargaret ParentiSharon PerryMarilyn M. Pospishil-GreveMary Ripley in memory of Nancy HaukDavid and Maureen RussellConnie ShelstadScott Van TyleWarren and Sharon Strouse in memory of Jerry WilliamsonJudith Wallner in memory of Nancy HaukCelia WeissLynn Yaghoubian

Donald KohrsEric MorganDave and Cindy LeeBarbara MossbergRonald OchsnerMarilyn M. Pospishil-GreveDavid & Maureen RussellClaudia SawyerDiana SouleLee StetsonTom & Leeann StewartScott and Patricia TeafordClare TwohigRobin VenutiLinda Zimmerman

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Mark Your Calendars: Dine Out with Friends!

Support the local businesses who support your library:

Book Sales at the Library: First Saturday of the month, 10 am - 4 pm

Wednesday, January 25 Dine Out with Friends – La Mia Cucina, 208 - 17th St.Saturday, February 4 Book Sale 10:00–4:00 – Library arcadeTuesday, February 21 FOL Annual Meeting – 5:30 Hauk Gallery in the LibraryThursday, February 23 Meet the Author, Cornelia Read – 7:30pm PG LibraryWednesday, February 22 Dine Out with Friends – TBDSaturday, March 4 Book Sale 10:00–4:00 – Library arcadeWednesday, March 29 Dine Out with Friends – Victorian Corner, 541 Lighthouse

La Mia Cucina, 208 - 17th St.Wednesday, Jan. 25

Victorian Corner, 541 LighthouseWednesday, Mar. 29

CORPORATE MEMBERSJones Group Real EstateJan Pratt & J.R. Rouse, Sotheby’s

BUSINESS MEMBERSArtisana GalleryBack Porch FabricsCedar Street TimesDority Roofing and SolarFarmer’s Insurance-Osio Insurance AgencyFavazza PlasteringFifi’s Bistro Cafe

Fishwife RestaurantFoxglove Gardens and DesignJ. Gary Grant, MDDiane Grindol Pet Sitting and ServicesGrove MarketHauk Fine ArtsHayward LumberIl VecchioImagine Art SuppliesIn Stride Physical TherapyJulia’s Vegetarian

La Mia CucinaLa Piccola CasaLos Amigos RestauranteMando’sMatteson’s Auto RepairMaureen Mason, Sotheby’s InternationalMax’s GrillMichael’s Grill & TaqueriaMonterey Whale WatchingMountain Mike’sMum’s PlaceNancy’s Attic

Pacific Grove CleanersPacific Grove HardwarePacific Grove TravelPacific Thai Cuisine, Inc.Park Place PublicationsPassionfishPavel’s BackereiPeppers MexiCali CafePetra RestaurantRose NailsSeven Gables InnDavid W. Simonsen,DDS

Penelope Sky, editorial servicesSt. Vincent de Paul ThriftTaste BistroTessuti ZooThe BookworksThe Grove LaundryThe Red House CaféThe UPS Store #3441Vito’s Italian Restaurant

A Big THANK YOU to Read-A-Thon SponsorsDorothy Abeloe Mary E. LindsayThe Aeschliman Family Camille and Michael LiscinskyThe Allard Family Onnette McElroyJudy and Tom Archibald Margie McLaughlinHank and Judy Armstrong Sean and Mackenzie MillerSheila Baldridge Jeanne MillsGary and Judy Bales The Mills FamilyThe Ballerini Family Monterey Whale WatchingCatherine Bazley Marie and Donald MurphyLois Bennett MusesBook Lovers The NancesThe Book Works Nancy’s AtticRome Brumfield Rawan NemriJudy Cabral Pacific Grove CleanersCarolyn Cain Carolyn PalmerPamela Cain Ellen Gill PastoreVicky and John Canning PeachesBob and Mary Ellen Carlin Shirley and Bill PeakeNancy Carnathan-Cribbs The Perkins FamilyKyra and John Carswell Abby PfeifferFrank Casas Francesco & MarcelloClair Cheer PremutatiThe Coen Family Randy and Debbie ReinstedtJacqueline Colbert Robert H. Down LibraryGeorge Czechowski The Rodolf FamilyDonna Devincenzi-Coletti Tom and Lori RolanderBarbara Dickinson Ron SchenkEleanor Estes Skip and Liz LordRudy Fischer The Smallwood FamilyVivian and Cora Galer Sid and Joan SmithJayne Gasperson Ms. SpadeCindy and Bill Gates Al and Robin SparksThe Gaudette Family Jean StallingsHelen Gehringer Tim and Kris StejskalDiana Godwin Jean StumboCarol Greenstreet Lynn SwerrieGrove Market Janet Taillon & Dave WhittickMr. and Mrs. J. Gutches Bob TancelSue Hall David and Terry KellyPatricia Hamilton Tori ThacherPeggy Hansen Bob and Rosemary TintleThe Headley Family Trotter Galleries, Inc.The Hein Family The Tuffs FamilyBlair Holland Leticia ValdezJoan and Wayne Hughes Mike and Anne VucinaIn Honor of My Husband Dena WeberJamie and Brian Jameson Sienna WebsterBeverly Jarvis Welsh & Schmidt Law FirmMargaret and Jim Jimenez Beverly and Gordon WilliamsMrs. Johnson The Verne Williams FamilyRivers Johnson Alex YuenAnita and Bill Kaplan Marsha ZeitlinKylee KillianDoe and Steve King

Oh, What Fun It Is to Read!The Library bustled with activity on October 29, with the Read-A-Thon for Kids presented by the Friends of the Pacific GroveLibrary. More than 80 eager readers, 130 generous sponsors, asizzling performance of Room on the Broom by teachers at RobertDown School, five guest readers, two scary storytellers, twotables stacked with food, 25 cheery volunteers, and nine hours offun = $10,000.00 raised to renovate the children’s room! A BigTHANK YOU to All the Readers

A Big THANK YOU to the All-Day SponsorsBack Porch FabricsSteven Silveria

A Big THANK YOU for Food DonationsCanterbury WoodsFirst AwakeningsLighthouse 4 CinemasPavel’s BackereiMembers of the Friends of the Library

A Big THANK YOU toWei Chang Photography for photography service

Art on the ArcadeThe library’s arcade turned into an art studio on the afternoons ofSaturday, October 15, and Saturday, November 12. Local artistJulie Heilman and Friends volunteers rolled up their sleeves andreadied the paints and brushes. Young PG artists painted delight-ful scenes of national parks in conjunction with the Library’s fineart exhibition and three months of special events, “This Land IsOur Land.”

Look for the bold and beautiful murals on both sides of thewindows that line the children’s room. The Friends thank all thekids who participated in the mural making and the parents whoencouraged them.

Some of the Special Events of “This Land Is Our Land”

David and Linda Mullally shared the hikesalong the John Muir Wilderness and JohnMuir Way.

The Sea Otter String Quartet—Grace Padgett,Jane Yang, Jacob Hoadley, and Henry Loh.

Artist Christine Crozier demonstratedher painting techniques.

Lee Stetson asJohn Muir.

Michael Adamsgave a personaland professionaltalk on his father,Ansel.

Doug Steakley shared his photography ofwinter in Yellowstone National Park