Young readers have a new way to earn a visit to In-N-Out Burger while broadening their horizons. The Idyllwild Library is participating in the Riverside County Library System’s “In-N-Out Cover to Cover Book Club” program. Young readers, ages 4-12, may sign up and receive credits for reading books tailored to their age group. Those who…
During the January Public Safety Power Shutoffs, many locals used public warming and charging centers for the first time. The Idyllwild Community Center made their Town Hall facilities available for Southern California Edison during the longest outage, and ICC operated Town Hall as a center on its own during later outages. The Idyllwild Public Library…
This Thursday, Feb. 19, Idyllwild Library is hosting “Hillbilly History Games.” According to Librarian Shannon Ng, the games will begin at 5 p.m. It’s possible participants will see the similarity with either “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” or, possibly, a version of “Jeopardy.” As an enticement, Ng has provided a current list of the…
There is no soft opening according to Tom Freeman, press spokesperson for EDA. “The contractor will finish up in the next few weeks with minor punch list items” …
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone was in Idylwild Friday for his monthly meetings and used some of the time to official break the ground on the new Idyllwild Library. “This is a very exciting day for me and for you in Idyllwild,” Stone said. Everyone was very pleased with the plans for the new library….
The lowest responsive bidder for the Idyllwild Library Project is Hamel Contracting, Inc. of Murrieta. Of 13 contractors that submitted bids, Hamel submitted the lowest bid ($1,695,600) and also submitted required federal documentation. Federal documentation was required because a Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) funded the project in whole or in part. Construction is therefore…
The Idyllwild Public Library is sponsoring its Summer Reading Program with the theme, “One World, Many Stories.” Registration is open to children and teens. Prizes will be awarded for books read by the completion of the program. As part of the program, there will be a special storytime that reflects the “One World, Many Stories”…
