The document celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the First County Library system. It provides a brief history of the library through photos showing the evolution of services over the decades from donkey delivery in the early days to bookmobiles and branch locations across the county now. The photos depict the expansion of services from the first reading room to modern day literacy programs. The library has a long tradition of bringing books and resources to remote and homebound community members.

1. Celebrating 100 Years of Service

2. First County Librarian, Anne Hadden, delivering books by donkey to Los Burros (n.d.)

3. Anne Hadden writing “Picturesque Points in California,” 1925

4. Library staff on trail transporting books to coastal branches, April 1922

5. County Librarian’s car used for traveling and transporting books, 1926

6. Pebble Beach Bookmobile Stop, 1987

7. Chular Labor Camp Bookmobile Stop, 1979

8. North Bookmobile with author Beverly Cleary, Nancy Ausonio, and Dallas Schaeffer,
County Librarian (left to right), 1995

9. South County Bookmobile in front of Gonzales Branch Library during library’s
remodeling, 2008

10. South Bookmobile, 2011

11. Administrative
Offices

12. Library staff, front row, left to right: Esther Ross and Anne Hadden,
back row, left to right: Mrs. Miller, Karen Jensen, and Ellen Frink, 1923

13. Aromas

14. Aromas Branch Library, 1915

15. Big Sur

16. Captain Baker’s residence housed the Big Sur Branch Library (n.d.)

17. Big Sur Branch Library (n.d.)

18. Bradley

19. Bradley Branch Library (n.d.)

20. Bradley Branch Library (n.d.)

21. Buena Vista

22. Buena Vista Branch Library, opened 1998

23. Carmel Valley

24. Mathiot Summer Branch Library, near Carmel Valley, 1930

25. Carmel Valley Branch Library (n.d.)

26. Castroville

27. Castroville Branch Library, 1931

28. Castroville Branch Library, 2006

29. Gonzales

30. Gonzales Branch Library, 1993

31. Greenfield

32. The first county library, Greenfield Branch Library, operated out of a private home, 1915

33. Greenfield Branch Library, early 2000’s

34. King City

35. King City Branch located in US Forestry Office, 1930

36. King City Branch Library, 1998

37. Marina

38. Marina Branch Library, 1994

39. Pajaro

40. Pajaro Branch Library, 1931

41. Pajaro Branch Library (n.d.)

42. Parkfield

43. Parkfield Branch Library was rumored to formerly have been a chicken coop, 1975

44. Parkfield Branch Library, 1979

45. Prunedale

46. Prunedale Branch Library, 1994

47. San Ardo

48. San Ardo Branch Library, 1930

49. San Ardo Branch Library (n.d.)

50. San Lucas

51. San Lucas Branch Library, 1930

52. San Lucas Branch Library, 1994

53. Seaside

54. Emerson Branch Library (n.d.)

55. Seaside Branch Library, 1994

56. Soledad

57. The first reading room (1st building on left) was in Soledad, 1915

58. Dairy Ranch Library near Soledad with Mr. & Mrs. Pura, 1915

59. Soledad Branch Library, 1999

60. Sending materials to remote and homebound patrons since 1984

61. Adult Literacy
Families for Literacy
Early Literacy

62. Jayanti Addleman, County Librarian, arrives at MCFL's Centennial Celebration
via burro, 2012

63. Sources:
Historical photographs: L.S. Slevin collection
Modern photographs: Library staff
Selected photos may be reproduced for a fee.
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