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Shades of Monterey Back by Popular Demand | International Exchange

Shades of Monterey Photo, Story Day Back by Popular Demand

In keeping with our ongoing effort to document local history and preserve community memory, the Monterey Public Library will launch its third Shades of Monterey project this fall with a Photo and Story Collection Day.
Slated for Saturday, Oct. 21, the project is an invitation to local residents to come to the Library and share their family photo albums and personal and family stories. Photos will be scanned and stories recorded for inclusion in the Library’s California History Room Collections
and Archives. Mark your calendar now for this popular event.
For more info about how you can participate, call Library Special Services Coordinator Jeanne McCombs at 646.3949 or email mccombs@ci.monterey.ca.us

International Exchange Focuses on Preservation, Communications

As part of our continuing technical relationship with the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, the City recently hosted a group of elected officials and staff members, including the mayor, who were here to explore ways to promote and preserve their cultural and architectural heritage; diversify their economy beyond tourism; and establish a stronger program to encourage public involvement in the governing process.
As part of the technical exchange, Monterey is looking to gain insight into historic preservation and restoration approaches. Under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International City Management Association (ICMA), the program works to assist cities and countries who do not have a long history of democracy in developing a strong economic base and a more open political environment. All of the City’s costs are paid for by the USAID.
For more info, visit www.monterey.org/commpart.html

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