Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific St., Monterey (831) 646-3933, monterey.org/library
There’s the outdoor patio, the magazines and newspapers, California History Room, the community meeting rooms, the patron surveys, the teen center, the books (of course), the preschool storytime, the annual book sale, the e-books, the senior resources, the bookmobile, the laptops, the microfiche, the community board, the friends, the art displays, the blog, the genealogy webinars, the homework tutoring, the prizes for reading, the financial workshops, the museum passes… you get the idea.