By Mary-Justine Lanyon
Presiding over her first meeting as president of the Women’s Club of Lake Arrowhead, Jeri Simpson had the opportunity to offer the club’s support to both the Rim of the World Interpretive Association and the Lake Arrowhead Friends of the Library.
Val Gower, representing ROWIA, told the WCLA at their Aug. 21 meeting, held at The Villager, that the Heaps Peak Arboretum will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this fall. To that end, the Arboretum will be offering a variety of events from Sept. 7 through Oct. 5 – guided bird walks, nature-focused crafts, guided nature walks, an introduction to composting and a program on edible and medicinal plants in the forest. On Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. there will be an anniversary celebration including music, history, refreshments and special guest Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh.
For a schedule of events, visit www.hparboretum.com and click on “events calendar.”
President Jeri Simpson (second from left) presented a check for $500 to Karen Rowell, Kathy Lewis and Marilyn Mays, representing the Lake Arrowhead New Friends of the Library.
Simpson presented Gower with a check for $1,000.
The WCLA members then heard from three members of the Lake Arrowhead New Friends of the Library. Last year, Kathy Lewis said, the New Friends donated $60,000 toward the remodeling of the branch in Blue Jay. Through funds raised through their memberships, they also help purchase new DVDs and books as well as magazine and newspaper subscriptions. Lewis reminded the WCLA members about the bookstore inside the library. “We have a lot of current authors there,” she said, adding that, in addition to their big sale every Memorial Day weekend, they hold a sale on the first Saturday of every month.
“Libraries are for all of us,” Marilyn Mays reminded everyone, “not just for children.” There are a lot of programs available for adults, like the basic Internet program that takes place on Thursdays at 3 p.m. “If you have a library card, make sure it’s current,” she urged as that is the ticket to borrowing digital and audio books online through Libby. “We have access to all 32 public libraries in San Bernardino County,” Mays said.
Karen Rowell is an advocate for seniors, having worked with seniors for 35 years. The library will be purchasing large-print books, she said. “Reading should be fun and enjoyable. Not being able to read the print may be a reason people give up reading – it becomes a chore.” Rowell added she has reached out to a senior community in the area with the hopes of delivering books to them and maybe starting a book club.
Simpson presented the three Friends with a check for $500.
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