The annual Friends of the Arcadia Public Library booksale will feature 50,000 used books ranging in price from $.75 to $7. This is potentially the last sale since a book shop is part of the design for the library expansion project, scheduled for ground-breaking in November, 1994.
The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library welcomed Pasadena author Harriet Doerr, 84, author of the best selling Consider This, Senora, at a recent morning tea where she talked and signed books. Photo.
The Friends of the Library donated $4500 to help begin an audiotape or "audio book" collection, while the Lions Club donated $500 to purchase a display rack.
Tiny books tell stories in a way all their own. Doris Selmer and Jerome Selmer, avid collectors of miniature books, have just published "The First Museum of Los Angeles," a miniature book about the Southwest Museum.
Santa Anita Park race track sold to Frank Stronach, a Canadian billionaire businessman and horse owner. The property is valuable to the city for sales tax reasons.
A new or improved public library could become a reality in the near future. The current library is bursting at the seams with increasing amounts of books, computer equipment and an increasing number of people using the 28-year-old library.
The library has new equipment for people with special needs. The "Reading Edge" scans printed text, converts it and then reads it aloud for those who are blind or visually impaired. The library also has a color video magnification system.
The Arcadia Rotary Club has dedicated the conference room of the newly remodeled and expanded library in memory of the Methodist Hospital chaplain, Paul Johenk, who died in 1993. The article includes a profile of Johenk.
Through contributions from over 330 individuals and organizations, the Arcadia Public Library Foundation has raised the money to fund all items on the original "wish list."
The library reopens after the expansion/renovation project with grand re-opening events. Alexis Powers and Gloria Horstman will present book reviews, David Monty will perform a magic show, and many family activities are planned for November 16-22.