Odds and Ends
Library Vision Up for Community
Discussion
Language Collection Grows at la biblioteca
Keeping Monterey Unplugged | Around Town - NIP Program
Ice Skating Emerges on Scene
| Focus on Trees - Now's the Time...
 AT
THE LIBRARY...
Library Vision Up for Community Discussion
Shape your Monterey Public Library’s future by
participating in upcoming forums.
Plans are in the works to define future library services, and we
need to hear your opinions and gather your suggestions. So far, two general
forums were held earlier this fall; thank you to those who took the time to
participate. Topic-specific forums will also be held at various City
community centers. The upcoming forum schedule had not been set at City
Focus deadline. Stay tuned to the media or check
www.monterey.org/library for
announcements.
For more details, contact Library Director Kim Bui-Burton at
646.5601 or email
buiburto@ci.monterey.ca.us.
Language
Collection Grows at la biblioteca
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean
language resources … now there’s even more to choose from at the Library.
Whether you are learning a language or looking for material in your
native tongue, the expanded Languages Collection at the Monterey Public
Library (or biblioteca público de Monterey in Spanish) has new options. In
response to community members needs and requests, the Library has purchased
additional Spanish and bilingual materials including books, CDs and DVDs for
children and adults. A $3000 Global Materials grant from California State
Library helped make it possible.
Also many books in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean have been
added. And the Library offers electronic resources, including a Spanish
language online encyclopedia and
magazine database at
www.monterey.org/library
For details, check with Youth Librarian Karen Brown at
535.3744 or email
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us.
 AROUND
TOWN – NIP Program The
Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) is providing fund for selective
forest management and tree removal in the City greenbelt west of Skyline
Forest Drive.
For more information on the NIP and how to nominate a project, go
the the NIP Web page at
http://www.monterey.org/ppwnip/.
see
related article
Keep Monterey
Unplugged Don’t
put “flushable” products down the toilet – they get caught in our sewer
system and lead to backups.
The number of sewer spills caused by objects getting stuck in the
sewer line has increased. Some of the main culprits are so-called
“flushable” or “disposable” rags and paper towels that get caught on roots
and cause blockages.
Our system was NOT designed to carry these items. Help
care for your community, throw flushable products in the trashcan.
For more info, visit us online at
www.monterey.org/focus/stormwater.
Ice
Skating Emerges on Scene
(see 2008 info about Monterey On Ice)
Monterey on Ice brings winter
wonder to the Monterey County Fairgrounds this holiday season.
Produced by the North Fremont Business District, in partnership with the
Fairgrounds, Monterey on Ice offers 40 days of public skating and activities
from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. The City provided seed money to
get the new attraction off the ground this year.
The 90- by 60-foot oval rink will open daily from 3 to 9 p.m. on school days
and noon to 9 p.m. on weekends and holiday break. Rink fees, including
skates, are $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Admission to
the fairgrounds is free. Also, look for special events
at the rink throughout the season.
For more details on rentals during non-public hours and other
features, including Otter Skate for Kids, an outreach skating program for
underserved youth, visit
www.montereyice.com
or call 647.1827.
FOCUS ON TREES - Now's the Time...
Now through
February is the best time to care for and inspect your native and deciduous
trees. Trimming trees during the cooler, shorter days means that sap flows
slower and destructive insects are less likely to attack.
It is also a good time to have your trees inspected from top to
bottom by an arborist or tree professional. Care for your trees!
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