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Friday, October 2, 2026

Monterey Public Library adds a genealogist's digital legacy workshop to its busy Saturday lineup.

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 3, 3:00 p.m.: Library hosts digital legacy workshop Saturday. Genealogist Kathy Nielsen leads a Community Room session on digitizing, organizing and sharing family photos and stories, drawing on her own family history work.Monterey Public Library
• Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 a.m.: Wharf walk registration down to seven seats. Historian Tim Thomas's Saturday tour of Old Fisherman's Wharf has seven seats left, down from 11 earlier in the week, for the 10 a.m. to noon walk.Monterey Public Library
• Tue, Oct 6, 11:00 a.m.: Free tech help returns Tuesday and Thursday. The library's technology volunteer offers one-on-one help Tuesday at 11 a.m. and Thursday at noon with ebooks, Word formatting and printing from home devices.Monterey Public Library
• Thu, Oct 8, 3:30 p.m.: Therapy dog visits library Thursday for reading time. Kids in kindergarten and up can sign up for 10-minute sessions reading to a certified therapy dog in the Solarium Conference Room.Monterey Public Library

Recent editions

• Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — Library director Brian Edwards to teach beginner linoleum block printing workshop Monday with five seats left
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 — Monterey home sale and conservation land deals topped a busy September real estate market
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Monterey Public Library lines up teen reading buddies, therapy-dog visits and an aquarium sensory session for the week ahead
• Monday, September 21, 2026 — Monterey saw 14 property deeds recorded this week, with the top sale reaching $2.2 million