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LAKE ARROWHEAD LIBRARY by Jane Wimmer

Please use and enjoy our Library!

As many of you know, we have a Lake Arrowhead community library. The library is the product of hours of volunteer work by residents and dates from when a book shelf sat outside the restaurant in the old clubhouse. As the old clubhouse was torn down the books moved to the prior sales office at Fairway Oaks, and when that was out-grown it moved to the current location. The entrance is located outside by the Golf Shop and Administration Office doors.

Over the years Lake Arrowhead book clubs have taken on the task of re-organizing or moving books when this was needed. The latest was approximately 25 “woman hours” of work in April done by member of the Ladies of the Lake book club: Carol Burton, Jill Connor, Comella DaLee, Carole Hess, Mindy McCutcheon, and Jane Wimmer. When we started this project boxes of books littered the floor and many books were located out of alphabetical order.

We need your help. Please

Never, never leave a box of books in the library. Donate them somewhere else. We do not have a librarian, and there is no room for browsers to move around if boxes of books are all over the floor.

Shelve all books you donate. If you do not have time to shelve the books, please wait until you do have time to bring them. Books are arranged by the first letter of the author’s last name and do not need to be in complete alphabetized order. (For example, Cain and Curtis can sit anywhere in the C section.)

Do not bring books by hugely prolific writers such as Tom Clancy, Nora Roberts, Dan Brown, Danielle Steel, etc. unless these are new publications. We have set aside areas on the shelves for many of these authors and have plenty of them!

Do not bring Bibles, dictionaries, reference books, Readers Digest books, or cook books.

Along with fiction and non-fiction for adults, the library has a children’s section and a section of audio books. These are on the bookshelf by the entrance door. At this time we have room for more children’s books, so donations of these – in good condition - would be useful.

Please use the library! There is a sign-in sheet located in the center of the room that helps track library usefulness to the community and justify its space. This is a wonderful community asset for all to enjoy.