LAKE COUNTY
Library closures
All branches of the Lake County Library system will be closed Jan. 19 to observe Martin Luther King Day. Normal hours at all branches will resume on Jan. 22. Even though the library will be closed you can still go online to the library website at http://library.lakecountyca. gov to download ebooks, audiobooks, movies music and magazines. You can also check on your account, renew any items you have checked out or request books from libraries in Lake, Sonoma and Mendocino to pick up at your local branch when the library does reopen.
Lake County Library patrons have unlimited access to Creativebug, a free video library of craft classes. Creativebug offers more than 1000 classes in yarn crafts, jewelry, quilting, art and design, sewing, paper crafts, food, home and kids’ crafts.
- Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High Street, is normally open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The phone number is 263-8817.
- Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, is normally open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday noon to 7 p.m. The phone number is 994-5115.
- Middletown Library, 21256 Washington Street, is normally open Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 987-3674.
- Upper Lake Library, 310 Second Street, is normally open Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 pm, and Saturday, 10 a.m to 3 p.m. The phone number is 275-2049.
The Lake County Library is on the internet at http://library.lakecountyca. gov and Facebook at Facebook.com/ LakeCountyLibrary.
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VR Days at Mendocino County Library
The Mendocino County Library, Ukiah Branch is hosting Virtual Reality Days, a new program
which will make virtual reality available to the public. A new collaboration between the
California State Library and Oculus VR, a division of Facebook Inc., has brought virtual reality
technology to patrons in nearly half of the library jurisdictions throughout California, including
Mendocino County Library.
VR experiences include globe-trotting with Google Earth, becoming an astronaut on the International Space Station, traveling to an alien land, creating a digital work of art, 360° gaming, and more.
The Oculus equipment will be open to Mendocino County Library cardholders on a first come,
first served basis for 20 minute increments per person (more time given if no one is waiting in
line).
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CLEARLAKE
Man with drugs and money arrested
Fifty-six-year-old Clearlake resident Roger Vigil was stopped in a car by Clearlake on Friday morning by police officer M. Barreto for a simple vehicle code violation, according to a news released from the Clearlake Police Department.
According to law enforcement, from outside the car, the officer observed a bag of methamphetamine in plain view near the center console. Vigil was immediately arrested. During a search of Vigil’s clothing, additional methamphetamine was located to include a significant amount of currency.
During a further search of the car, officers found more drugs inside and drug paraphernalia. Vigil admitted some of the over one-ounce of methamphetamine found was intended for sales. The car Vigil had been driving was later found to have false license plates on it and was towed. He was later booked into the Lake County Jail on felony charges of possession of narcotics for sale, transportation of narcotics and forged vehicle registration.
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