Bookmobile


- Fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens and children
- Large print books
- DVDs, music CDs, audio books
- Spanish language materials

- Get a Library card
- Pick up holds
- Participate in the Summer Reading Program
- Use free Internet access
- Return items that have been checked out at the Monterey Public Library or the Pacific Grove Library.
9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 11/28, 12/12
*No service 12/26*
9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5, 12/19
Did you know that in 1913 books were delivered to some residents of Monterey County on burros? We’ve come a long way with our delivery system since then.

The history of the Bookmobile service in the City of Monterey is integrally connected with the strength and political influence of Monterey neighborhoods. In addition to Monterey Public Library’s main facility in downtown Monterey, from 1931 to 1953 there existed a New Monterey branch library, on Laine Street. When the City Council proposed to close that branch in order to reduce costs in 1953, the proposal was received with letters of protest, petitions, and stormy public meetings. Nevertheless, it was finally decreed that the branch would close permanently on January 1, 1954. To make its decision more palatable to the angry citizens, the Council announced that a bookmobile would be purchased to provide library services to residents in the outlying areas of town, including those in New Monterey. Monterey’s first bookmobile went into service in 1956. The twenty-foot long bookmobile served elementary schools, convalescent homes, and outlying neighborhoods of Monterey.

The second Bookmobile was a 24 foot Gerstenslager, affectionately called, “Gertie”. It served the community for twenty two years, making neighborhood stops, preschool and elementary school stops, stops at retirement communities, and at the Old Monterey Marketplace. It also participated in the 4th of July Parade and Lawn Party, and other community events.
