Community
The Lakeside Friends of the Library is grateful to be located in the wonderful town of Lakeside, CA. With many ongoing local events happening throughout the year, our Lakeside Chamber of Commerce does an outstanding job of posting them online. Please visit the Chamber to view their calendar. https://lakesidechamber.org/
We are pleased that many of our local community and various organizations are proud members of The Lakeside Friends of the Library.
Community support of our group, businesses and other local clubs or organizations is what keeps our town connected.
Our Lifetime members of the Lakeside Friends of the Library are listed on this page. Be sure to shop and support our local town.
Community Links for our Lifetime Lakeside Friends members.
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The Lakeside Friends of the Library thanks the Lakeside Chamber of Commerce for their support.
FRIENDS WIN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Board members Leslie Ward and Michael Evans-Layng represented the Lakeside Friends of the Library at the Lakeside Chamber of Commerce annual awards ceremony, held at the Barona Events Center on the evening of June 24th. The Lakeside Friends of the Library was one of two civic organizations the Chamber honored this year for their volunteerism and leadership in our community. The outgoing President of the Chamber, Lisa Grote, mentioned the coming of the new library and the central role the Friends have played in the project.
Along with a plaque from the Chamber, the Friends also received a certificate from Dianne Jacobs, Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, and Congressman Duncan Hunter. Michael said a few words of thanks to the Chamber for the honor and encouraged everyone to become members through the Friends’ new website at www.lakesidecafriends.org
Lakeside Friends of the Library would like to thank Kelsey Evans-Layng, the artist who created our Horse logo. To see more of Kelsey’s work, visit her website https://knsculpt.weebly.com/
In December 2017 the congregation of Rise City Church, here in Lakeside, collected a Christmas offering and gave Lakeside Friends of the Library $50,000 to help our vision. This donation raised up our fundraising efforts to over $100,000.
From Pastor Brandon Grant: ”one of the ways we want to give thanks and celebrate our Savior is by being a blessing to others”…”This is the heart behind the gift you are receiving.”
From the Lakeside Friends of the Library we are so blessed and humbled by your donation which truly will bring new life and energy to an aging and dated facility and pushes forward a new library for our community.
Thank you.
Congratulations to the Barona Band of Indians for their 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service award.
The Lakeside Friends of the Library sent a letter of congratulations to them. Read the letter here.
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LIBRARY INFLUENCE
Leilani Yambrovich attended the Montessori preschool in Lakeside, where Imelda (Amy) Guthrie, Library Tech I, would come weekly to read to the classes. I believe that this positive experience instilled a love for reading and the Library in my daughter. It created an inviting environment to explore more stories and see a friendly familiar face. This special relationship has developed into something she will carry with her for the rest of her life. I am so grateful every time I see her reading books to her stuffed animals and asking to visit Miss Amy. The Lakeside Library holds a special place in our hearts and our family.
Thank you for all that you do
Heather R. Yambrovich
Lakeside Friends of the Library
12428 Woodside Ave. , Lakeside, CA 92040
Phone: 619-631-5614 or
619-219-6709 (answered only during bookstore hours)