Gonzales Library is moving to our new location at 630 Fifth Street and will be closed from November 25 until late February. Bookmobile services will be provided at Central Park. Please call the Soledad Branch at 831-386-6890 for assistance.
PRESIDENTS DAY OBSERVED: On Saturday, February 14, all Monterey County Free Libraries locations, including Seaside, will be closed in honor of President's Day.
The Administrative Office and Seaside Branch will be closed on Monday, February 16, in observance of the holiday. All locations will reopen on Tuesday, February 17.
Online services are available 24/7.
Historical Newspapers
Newspapers Online
- Big Sur Gazette, 1978-1981
- California Digital Newspaper Collection (includes Californian 1846-48, King City Settler 1889-1890, King City Rustler 1901-1948, Salinas Daily Journal 1889-1899, Salinas Index Journal 1905-1942, Salinas Californian 1929-2001)
- Carmel Pine Cone, 1915-2006 (Carmel Public Library) and 2007 - present (Carmel Pine Cone archive)
- Carmel Historical Periodicals (Carmel Public Library)
- Carmel Valley Outlook (Carmel Valley Historical Society) (1962-1981)
- Hartnell College (includes college newspaper, 1935-2002)
- Monterey Historical Newspapers (Monterey Public Library)
- Monterey County Weekly (1988- present)
- Monterey Peninsula College (includes college newspaper, 1948-1978)
- Seaside Post News-Sentinel (City of Seaside, Art and History Commission) (1970-1975)
- Watsonville and Pajaro Area Historical Newspapers (Watsonville Public Library)
Newspapers on Microfilm available at Seaside Branch
- Salinas Californian, 1873-1898
- Monterey County Herald, 1989-06/2025
- Negro History Bulletin, 1970 v.33, 1-8
- Pacific Appeal, 1852, 1862-1873, 1874-1879
- Seaside Sentinel, 1993
Available to view at Seaside Branch upon request at holding branch
- California: The Land and Its People (Holding: King City)
- King City Rustler, 1901-06/2025 (Holding: King City)
- Salinas Valley Settler, 06/1889-10/1890 (Holding: King City)
- King City Herald, 1914-1932 (Holding: King City)
- Soledad Bee, 1909-1997 (Holding: Soledad)
- Gonzales Tribune, 1891-1905 (Holding: Soledad)
Administrative Office
188 Seaside Circle
Marina, CA 93933
Office Telephone: (831) 883-7573
Toll-free: (800) 322-6884