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San Bernardino County Opens 31st Branch Library on March 6 in Chino
SAN BERNARDINO - The Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting for the new Cal Aero Preserve Academy Branch Library will take place on Saturday, March 6, starting at 9:30 am. The new branch at 15850 Main St. in Chino is a joint-use facility in cooperation with the Chino Valley Unified School District.
The 6,440-square-foot facility will be open to students only during school hours. The library then opens to the public and is managed by county library personnel from 3:30 to 8:00 pm Monday through Thursday and from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday. The branch will be closed to the public on Friday and Sunday.
The new branch includes ten public-access computers and four catalog computers. Special areas have been set aside for children and for young adults. The opening day collection comprises some 12,000 items, a number enhanced by contributions of books and other materials from other branches in the county system.
The branch also features two special-purpose rooms, one for textbooks only and the other for a Friends of the Library used bookstore.
The library's décor has been chosen with care to reflect the name and unique heritage of the facility. The children's area is dominated by an aircraft-themed fantasy illustration mural nearly 18 feet wide. The computer area features two large photographic murals that depict famous aircraft from the 1930s through the 1950s, including the P-38 Lightning, the P-51 Mustang and the F-86 Sabre Jet.
Several of the "READ" posters on branch walls feature other airplanes, including the Boeing P-26A Peashooter, which - like most of the other photographed planes in the branch - is part of the collection at the neighboring Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport. Museum vice president and general manager Bill Hamilton notes that the museum's P-26A is one of only two still in existence, with the other being housed at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
"This new library is a highlight for the community in this planned development," notes Gary C. Ovitt, San Bernardino County Supervisor for the Fourth District, which includes Chino, and board chairman. "It brings public library convenience to residents of the area that otherwise would have to go miles away to our Central Avenue facility in the city's civic complex."
Supervisor Ovitt will be on hand for the ribbon-cutting, and will be joined by local dignitaries and library supporters, as well as a color guard from Cub Scout Pack 204. Light refreshments and special commemorative cookies will be provided while supplies last.
There will be a unique color airplane poster give-away for the youngsters. A total of six posters have been created as a series. Children 13 and under receive a free poster when they check out at least one book or other item. The first poster, of the Boeing P-26A, will be distributed during grand opening week. The remaining five posters (P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, Grumman Avenger and F-86 Sabre Jet) will be made available over the following five weeks.
The branch is located at 15850 Main St., just below Kimball Avenue, south of Chino Airport. The phone number for the branch is 909-606-8531.
Submitted by:
Greg Zerovnik, PhD
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
San Bernardino County Library
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