Upcoming Events at the
Morro Bay Library

Books (for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Wednesdays program only) are available for checkout in advance at the Morro Bay Library.

Sunday, December 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Morro Bay Holiday Street Faire Fundraiser with the Morro Bay Friends of the Library

Please show your support for the Friends of the Library by coming to the famous Morro Bay Merchants Association Holiday Street Faire. The Friends booth will be on the corner of Monterey and Morro Bay Boulevard. With a few more thousand dollars to raise for the remodel project, you will have the opportunity to bid on some donated items by such local businesses as: Beach House Bistro, Aloha Shirt Shop, a beauty treatment from Cyndee Edwards' Skip Stop, beautiful art work from Richard Rowe Clayworks, gift cards from The Grill Hut, Coast Electronics, and more. You can also purchase some library tote bags, t-shirts, and the book, Double Luck by Lu Chi Fa (Gordon of the Coffee Pot restaurant). All proceeds will help the library reach their remodel project goals!

Tuesdays, December 3, 10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Pre-School Storytime (This program also meets at the same time on 10, *17)

Join us for stories and music. On December 17, join us for a special Teddy Bear Tea from 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. in which we will share teddy bear stories, songs, crafts, and refreshments!

Tuesday, December 10, 5- 7 p.m. Free iPhone Class - Basics and Advanced Functionality by Morro Bay Resident Aaron Anderson of Rock View Realty

This is another opportunity for this free hands-on workshop which is both an introduction to the iPhone and an advanced class on some of the less obvious aspects of iPhone ownership. Please call 772-6394 to Reserve your seat.

Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. - Noon, Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan

A good-hearted farce that is part romance and part mystery with picaresque characters and mesmerizing imagery. Special Note: We will be passing out the first two books in the Winter Series at this session!

Wednesday, December 11, 10 a.m. - Noon, No Assigned Book & End of Year Potluck

Discussion of non-reading list books to share with the group. Also, join us for an end of the year alphabet potluck – if your last name begins with the following letter please bring that dish which feeds 8-10 people – A-F: salads, G-L: appetizers; M-R: desserts/fruit & S-Z: meat/vegan.

**** Wednesday, December 25 - Library Holiday - Closed ****

Friday, December 6, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Morro Bay High School Chamber Choir

Don't miss this enchanting performance of festive holiday music by our very own local students!

Saturday, December 7, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Fur, Feathers and Scales with Naturalist Karen Poland

Join us for a special program from Rancho El Chorro's Animal Program where you can learn about the characteristics of a rabbit, chicken, and leopard gecko and their special adaptations for survival. Kids will have the opportunity for interaction with the animals during the presentation.

Saturday, December 21, 10 a.m. - Noon North Coast Writer's Club

The North Coast Writer's Club is here to lend support, accountability, and encouragement for your writing projects - especially if you are interested in self-publishing. Bring your writing samples. More information: Bert Silva @ 771-9803.

Morro Bay Library Fundraising Goal Within Reach

After years of saving and raising funds, Morro Bay Friends of the Library are just inches away from having the money they need to begin major remodeling of the library building. Only $25,000 more is needed before work can begin on the $500,000 project, which will completely refurbish and redesign the interior of the 30-year-old facility at the corner of Shasta Avenue and Harbor Street. "If we reach our goal by the end of this year, construction could begin as soon as February," said Robert "Red" Davis, president of the Friends.

With that goal in mind, the Friends will be selling raffle tickets for a great assortment of prizes during the annual Home for the Holidays Morro Bay Street Faire on Sunday, December 1. Their booth will be at the corner of Morro Bay Boulevard and Monterey Avenue. Prizes have been donated by several local merchants, including Beach House Bistro, Richard Rowe Clayworks, Aloha Shirt Shop, Ruddell's Smokehouse, Coast Electronics, The Skin Stop and The Grill Hut. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the library remodel project, with hopes of reaching the $500,000 mark sometime that day.

The library's fundraising campaign recently received a huge boost with a $100,000 gift from the estate of Bertha Shultz. She and her husband, Robert Shultz, owned a plumbing business in Morro Bay in the 1950s and '60s, before moving to Atascadero in 1976. Bertha Shultz died in June of this year, leaving generous amounts to several public agencies and organizations in the area.

"We are extremely grateful to Ms. Shultz for her extraordinary gift," Davis said. "Combined with the generous contributions of many other members of the community, it puts us in a position to move forward with this much-needed remodeling project sooner than we had hoped."

Those who are unable to attend the Street Faire but wish to help put the library's fundraising goal over the top can make donations online at Morro Bay Friends of the Library.

For the comfort of all attending please come fragrance-free to all our programs.

For more information go to: Karen Robert, Morro Bay Book Discussion Group Coordinator & Facilitator, Library Special Events Programs Karen or (805) 225-3131 or Morro Bay Book Discussion Group. Books (for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Wednesdays program only) are available for checkout in advance at the Morro Bay Library.

Morro Bay Friends of the Library hold regular book sales to raise funds for the library. Friends also provide volunteers to support library services and operations, publish a quarterly newsletter, and maintain awareness of library needs and services throughout the community. For more information contact Red Davis at or go to Morro Bay Friends of the Library.