Rest in peace, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He was a friend of the Library, friend of the Big Sur coast and friend of artist everywhere. https://youtu.be/prJdq9BjAvQ

To all of our supporters, THANK YOU for helping us raise $43,442 through the Monterey County Gives campaign! Out of 162 nonprofits, we had the 3rd most donors under the…

Today is the 129th birthday of Henry Miller!!

Here’s a pic from the OSEES’ streamed show at the Library! Watch it here!

DID YOU KNOW? If the Library gets the “most young donors” under the age of 35 in the Monterey County Gives campaign, we get an extra $1,000! It may not…

From now until Dec. 31, Monterey County Gives will partially match tax-deductible donations to the Henry Miller Library and other amazing local nonprofits! https://www.montereycountygives.com You can donate as little as…

(((folkYEAH!)) is very excited to announce The Mother Hips Live From Big Sur At The Henry Miller Memorial Library! 💫 Shot live on September 25, 2020 from the ancient towering…

CATCH OSEES LIVE AT THE HENRY MILLER LIBRARY IN BIG SUR! Livestream premieres Saturday, December 19th. Details HERE.

Henry talks to Far Out magazine about the books that smelted him. Coming in at #3 is Henry's "Black Spring." Money quote: “There is a lot of life in that…

We're kind of embarrassed because we only just now discovered Five Books. It's a great place to find that next book! Consider, say, the five best books on rock n'…

In afternoons, Henry would "Work of section in hand, following plan of section scrupulously. No intrusions, no diversions." Maya Angelou would "write the morning and then go home about midday…

Good news and bad news for libraries! The Good: NPR reports that "Libraries are dealing with new demand for books and services during the pandemic. The bad? See the good!…