Carmel has been recognized by the California State Library as the City of the Month for our community’s efforts to promote and preserve our unique history. Check out the State Library’s research guide to the amazing resources they have about Carmel! 

From the State Library’s California History Section:

“We are writing to express our heartfelt thanks for all of your hard work for California in general and for Carmel-By-The-Sea in particular. Without the efforts of organizations such as the Harrison Memorial Library. Local History Collection, local residents would lack a sense of community and shared past.

In the spirit of celebrating a job well done, we have selected Carmel-By-The-Sea as the California History Section’s City of the Month featuring your organization in the accompanying documentation. This distinction highlights organizations involved in local cultural preservation and outreach, as well as the varied local history resources available to researchers at the State Library.”