Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur California

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Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series every Thursday night at sunset!

Your own private party at the Library?

OUR FAVORITE PERFORMERS
FROM THE PAST.

Publication highlights.

These are My Flowers by Nancy Hopkins

Esselen Indians of The Big Sur Country - The Land and the People

Jaime De Angulo - The Old Coyote of Big Sur by Gui Mayo

Big Sur by Jeff Norman

Library Director Magnus Torén interviewed by Bob Edwards of XMPR Satellite Radio.

Magnus Torén video and interview on MySpace.

'The Ballad of the South Coast'
Magnus recorded this in Stockholm at the 'Mikloz Studios' in the spring of 2008.

Hnery Miller portrait

Read about local events in
Monterey County Weekly

Special thanks to Apple INC. for recently donating some great equipment to us. Archives, public internet access, ping•pong, short film, music...A lot of what we do involves Apple! THANKS!

Welcome to The Henry Miller Library Website.

Current news:

EVENT page updated 7.03.09, Mother Hips! on July 3 & 4! Entrance Band returning to Big Sur, July 24.

Don't miss: Second Sunday Concert Series, July 12.

Writing Workshop for December now open for registration!

July 19: Rise Up Singing: A Singing Workshop with Lisa Goettel

New website for George Dibbern!
You breathe a spirit as warm and large as Walt Whitman's. I salute you as one of the good, honest men of the earth, one we shall always be proud of. Henry Miller, letter to George Dibbern, 1945

Check out Keely Richter's (our archivist) blog for the Henry Miller Library! In the picture below she's also expressing her opinion in a NOT subtle way.

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Bookshelf at the Library. Bronze Bust by Sean Joyce. Photo by Mark Jackson

Coastal View

View from below Miller's house on Partington Ridge photo: Magnus Torén

Rosalia Byrne Firedancing

Big Sur's Rosalia Byrne at the Henry Miller Library. photo: Magnus Torén

Here in Big Sur the stars, planets and milky way are beautifully bright when the moon is new.

CURRENT MOON

moon phase

Announcing the 2008 issue of
Ping•Pong. The Literary Magazine of
the Henry Miller Library

Support the Henry Miller Library!

"I like Henry Miller. I think he's the greatest American writer."
Bob Dylan

Philip Glass and Wendy Sutter
Highlight event of 2008

Matmos and Zeena
Highlight Event of 2007!

Pegi Young
Highlight Event of 2007!!

Henry Rollins
The Event of 2006!!

Laurie Anderson
The Event of 2005!!

Patti Smith
The Event of 2004!!

List of performers from the past.

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Support your local radio station! In Big Sur we listen to KUSP 105.9 FM

Every day free wi-fi on the lawn
and inside the Library.