By Patric Hedlund

It was a love-fest in the public seats at “The One 21st Century Library in Kern County” last Thursday.

That is what Kern County Administrator John Nilon called the Frazier Park Library. The nickname mirrors the devotion the public in the Mountain Communities shows for the beautiful—and much-used—facility. Local residents and former Director of Kern County Libraries Diane Duquette struggled for over 20 years to make this library a…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

“Who wants to see the library stay the same, under current management?” asked County Administrator John Nilon. The response was enthusiastic and unanimous. People’s hands stayed in their laps when asked who wants to privatize management of their library.

Left: County Administrator John Nilon came face to face with (l-r) Nicole Rand, Jim McDevitt and Cliff Brunk along with about 45 other voters who said they do not support treating privatizing the library as an ‘inevitability.’

To see full stories with photos, please purchase a copy of the newspaper at many locations (click this link for a list) throughout the Mountain Communities.

Or, have your newspaper delivered via mail and include internet access. Just call 661-245-3794. Classified ads are FREE to paid subscribers! See front page at www.mountainenterprise.com for details.

The e-Edition is available now with full photos and stories at The Mountain Enterprise e-Edition

(subscriber login required)

This is part of the November 20, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

Have an opinion on this matter? We'd like to hear from you.