Our next meeting will be on the Saturday of September 19, 2026 at 3 pm in the Emerson Community Room of the Seaside Library. All Friends and wannabe friends of the Seaside Library are welcome.
You can get more information about us, including our Mission Statement, by reading about Who We Are.
In-person technical assistance with your phone, tablet, computer, internet search, email set-up and basic computer navigation.
| Day of Week | Hours |
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| Every Monday* | 3:00 - 4:30 pm |
| Thursday, August 27 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
| Thursday, September 10 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
| Thursday, September 24 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
* Except on Holidays |
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Books, DVDs and other media which have been donated to the Friends of Seaside Library are on sale in the front lobby of the Seaside Library, on your immediate right as you enter from the outside through the front door. This is an easy way to donate to the Friends, as all proceeds support the Seaside Library's activities, including the Summer Reading program. Here is the price list (please note that children's books are half the price of adult books):
| Media | Price |
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| Hardcover & Trade Paperbacks | $ 2.00 |
| DVD & Audiobooks | $ 2.00 |
| Pocket Paperbacks | $ 1.00 |
| Children's Hardcover | $ 1.00 |
| Children's Paperbacks | $ 0.50 |
| Magazines | $ 0.50 |
Shown below are some of the higher-value items that the Friends are currently selling to raise funds for the library. These consist of books and comic books as well as recently released DVDs. Prices are as marked. Please ask library staff for help if you'd like to purchase one or more of these items, as they are stored in their front-desk area.
The following DVDs and books can be purchased at the front desk of the Seaside Library:
| DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | Book (1st edition) |
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| $11 | $12 | $13 | $17 | $25 |
| Tron: Ares | Trap House | Sisu: Road to Revenge | Send Help | Job: A Comedy of Justice |
| Book | Book | Book (1st U.S. edition) | Comic Book | Comic Book (Replica Edition 1999) |
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| $16 | $20 | $27 | $30 | $50 |
| 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History | Wind and Truth: The Stormlight Archive Book Five | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Justice League: Cry for Justice | Giant Batman Annual #1: 1,001 Secrets of Batman and Robin |
| Note: Click on any of the underlined titles to see the Wikipedia page for that item, or simply click anywhere on the image itself. | ||||
We appreciate your thinking of the Seaside Library when donating items, but please do not leave donations outside the library.
We prefer that you talk to the staff of the Seaside Library, as space for donations is limited. We normally do not accept non-fiction items over ten years old or any item that is in bad condition (yellowed pages, mold, rips, writing on pages, etc.).
A mural will be painted on the steps leading up to the front entrance of the Seaside Library. You can read a recent news article by the Monterey County Weekly to learn all about it.
| Day of Week | Hours |
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| Monday* | 10 am - 6 pm |
| Tuesday | 11 am - 7 pm |
| Wednesday | 11 am - 7 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am - 7 pm |
| Friday | 10 am - 5 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am - 5 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
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* Seaside is the only Library open on Mondays in the Monterey County Free Library system. |
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Movies rated PG or PG-13.
This month's movie is La Bamba and will be shown in the Emerson Room at the Seaside Library at 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 24. Be there or be square!
As the “Friends of the Seaside Library” (legally known as the Friends of the Gordon R. Forrest Memorial Library, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation), we are a dedicated volunteer organization that supports the Gordon R. Forrest Memorial Library, a branch of the Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) in Seaside, California. Operating out of the Gordon R. Forrest Memorial Library at 550 Harcourt Avenue in Seaside, we fund library programming, run community events, and host book sales—all at the Seaside Library!
Because we value its rich services, the Friends of the Seaside Library support the Gordon R. Forrest Memorial Library in meeting the current and future needs of our community by providing advocacy, funding, resources, and volunteers.
| Senior | $5 |
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| Student | $5 |
| Individual | $10 |
| Family | $20 |
| Supporter | $50 |
| Sustainer | $100 |
| * Annual donation |
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You can get involved or learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities and events by:
| Library Branch | Phone Number | Library Website | Friends’ Website or Phone Number |
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| Aromas | (831) 726-0102 | Aromas Branch | Friends of Aromas Library |
| Big Sur | (831) 647-7660 | Big Sur Branch | (831) 647-7660 (no website yet) |
| Bookmobile North | (800) 322-6884 | Bookmobile N. County | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Bookmobile South | (800) 322-6884 | Bookmobile S. County | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Bradley | (831) 386-6885 | Bradley Branch | Library Closed (use Bookmobile South) |
| Buena Vista | (831) 796-6060 | Buena Vista Branch | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Carmel Valley | (831) 647-7760 | Carmel Valley Branch | Friends of Carmel Valley Library |
| Castroville | (831) 769-8724 | Castroville Branch | Friends of Castroville Library |
| Gonzales | (831) 386-6872 | Gonzales Branch | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Greenfield | (831) 755-5878 | Greenfield Branch | (831) 755-5878 (no website yet) |
| King City | (831) 386-6885 | King City Branch | Friends of King City Library |
| Marina | (831) 883-7507 | Marina Branch | Friends of Marina Library |
| Pajaro | (831) 769-8724 | Pajaro Branch | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Parkfield | (831) 385-7456 | Parkfield Branch | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Prunedale | (831) 796-3080 | Prunedale Branch | Friends of Prunedale Library |
| San Ardo | (831) 386-6858 | San Ardo Branch | (831) 386-6858 (no website yet) |
| San Lucas | (831) 386-6833 | San Lucas Branch | MCFL Foundation (no Friends yet!) |
| Seaside | (831) 899-8222 | Seaside Branch | Friends of Seaside Library |
| Soledad | (831) 386-6890 | Soledad Branch | (831) 386-6890 (no website yet) |