Tour Rosemont Preserve

The community is invited on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Rosemont Preserve for a tour led by Tim Martinez. Enjoy an exploration of the Rosemont Preserve and the native plants that call it home. Martinez will point out the different native plants in the Preserve and talk about which are edible and how they were used as a food source by the Native Americans who lived here before settlers developed the area.

Martinez is a native plant expert and program administrator for the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy.  He has a background in urban planning and a great passion for conservation.

Those who plan on attending should wear closed-toe shoes.

The Preserve is located at the north end of Rosemont Avenue, just past the chain link fence. As street parking is limited, please park at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta.

Rain cancels.

Book Sale at Library

The Friends of La Crescenta Library will be holding its April book sale in the meeting room at the La Crescenta Library. Good homes are needed for many pre-read books available at next to nothing prices. A “members only” (may join at the door) presale takes place on Friday, March 31 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the public is invited on Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Find a great deal and support the library at the same time.

La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta

County Library Offers Free Family Passes to SoCal Museums

Discover & Go is a new LA County Library initiative that provides families the opportunity to visit museums in Southern California for free. Library card holders, above the age of 18, can visit the Discover & Go online portal to reserve and reserve free family passes to local Southern California museums.

Through the Discover & Go program, partnering museums and cultural institutions provide the LA County Library a limited number of free passes to library card holders, who can go online and reserve free family passes. All free tickets are first come, first served, until all tickets are exhausted for the month.

Museums currently participating in the County Library program include: Autry Museum, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Japanese American National Museum, Kidspace Children’s Museum, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, LACMA, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Skirball Museum, and more.

For more information on this program, or to reserve free family passes, visit colapublib.org/DiscoverGo/.

GAMC to Hold Blood Drive

March is American Red Cross Month. Be part of an elite group of volunteers! Give blood. Save a life and donate blood at Glendale Adventist Medical Center on March 28 from 7 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the Main Auditorium. To schedule an  appointment, visitwww.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: Glendaleadventist or call (310) 429-1025.

Glendale Adventist Medical Center (Main Auditorium), 1509 Wilson Terrace, Glendale

Women’s History Month Talk by Glendale Mayor

“Women in Politics: An Interview with Mayor Paula Devine of Glendale” will be presented as part of Glendale Community College’s Women’s History Month activities on Tuesday, March 28 in Kreider Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public. For information contact GCC history instructor Michelle Stonis at mstonis@glendale.edu.