Arnold joins library board of trustees

Hayden's Barbara Arnold was recently added to the Community Library Board of Trustees.

A long-time Kootenai County resident, Arnold is completing a term vacancy through May 2015.

"I've always had libraries in my life," Arnold said. "Weekly trips to the library were part of my growing up."

"It has been interesting to watch the evolution of the modern library as technology moves us in new directions. Although part of me is still a paper-and-ink person, I look forward to participating in this transition, while seeing to it that libraries maintain their meaningful place in our communities."

The library seat was formerly filled by Glen Seely, who resigned last August.

The Community Library Network operates libraries in Athol, Harrison, Pinehurst, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Hayden and Post Falls.

For the past 25 years, Arnold has been involved with the Kootenai County Farmers Market as well as being a gardener on her 5 acres in Hayden. Prior to that, she and her husband Jim Cultra farmed on a larger scale in Athol.

After getting a journalism degree from USC, Arnold joined the Peace Corps and worked as a public health nurse in rural Brazil. Upon her return to the states, she worked in San Francisco until her move to Idaho in 1976.

The five-member library board meets on the third Tuesday of the month, from 1 to 4 p.m.