There have been many constants at the Valley Center Public Library over the years. Storytimes. Easter egg hunts. Best-selling novels. Newspapers. And the bell at the front door. “We still have it,” said Terry Foster, the library’s assistant director. “It’s a counter. It’s a patron counter,” Director Janice Sharp said. “And if you’re out in the stacks, you know somebody has come in,” Foster added. And they’ve been coming in for a century. The Valley Center Public Library is celebrating its 100th birthday this month with a party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 and with a look back at what got it here. “Libraries are for everybody,” Sharp said. “To me, every community should have a library.” Valley Center’s library started in 1923 with a trunk holding a few dozen books the Progressive Women’s Club bought from the state library board and kept in the homes of club members.
Source: AV News
