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Invasive Pest Impacting Piece of Bradbury’s Office 
New South Pasadena Assistant 
Library Director Cathy Billings

San Marino Citrus Trees Donated to the Library

 
Cathy Billings’ love of 

libraries goes back to before Portions of San Marino 

she won the Boise Public 
Library’s Summer Reading 
San Marino officials warn 


are under quarantine

Program Grand Prize as a 
that a pest called the Asian 

youth. She has either been 
citrus psyllid feeds on citrus 

using or working in libraries 
tree leaves and can spread 

ever since. Years later, 
HLB. HLB is not harmful 

Cathy earned her Master’s 
to humans or animals, but 

in Library and Information 
it kills citrus trees. There is Science at the University of 

homegrown citrus fruit off of 

no cure for the disease and 

Washington in Seattle.

their property. Agriculture 

once infected, trees must 

Cathy came from the 

officials are visiting homes 

be removed to prevent the John King Tarpinian and was used to help purchase 
Glendale Library, Arts & 

with citrus trees to look 

Robert Kerr, close friends the shadow box. The donated disease from spreading in for a dangerous citrus tree of extraordinary writer Ray chunk of yellow-painted plaster Culture’s Brand Library & 
the community. While pest and plant disease. It’s Bradbury (1920-2012), have housed in a beautiful custom Art Center where she has 

researchers are looking for a 
been the Senior Library 

important that we work with donated a piece of the office shadow box now hangs in the Cathy enjoys being active cure to HLB, right now the these officials to help save wall from the iconic writer’s Ray Bradbury Conference Supervisor. Prior to that, she in professional library best way to protect against our community’s citrus trees. home in Los Angeles. In that Room of the South Pasadena was the Librarian Specialist organizations, and has the disease is to stop the pest Portions of San Marino are very same office Ray Bradbury Public Library along with other for the visual arts. What served on the ARLIS/NA that can infect citrus trees. wrote dozens of acclaimed framed Bradbury items.at Brand, Cathy helped 

under quarantine, which 
Finance Committee, and as 

We must work together means citrus plants can’t novels and hundreds of short Later this summer the lead the library through its Programs Co-Chair for that to save our community’s be sold within the area, stories, including many of his Library will be partnering reopening after a historic organization’s 41st annual backyard citrus trees. most famous works. Bradbury’s with SPARC (South Pasadena 

and citrus plants or plant home was torn down in 2015 Arts Council) for a project renovation. The library conference, which was 

 Homeowners can prevent 

cuttings shouldn’t leave the after it was purchased by an to commission an artist to implemented new art and held in Pasadena in 2013 

the spread of the pest and quarantine area. 
music themed programs 

architect. create a mural for the Ray 
and hosted more than 700 

disease by not moving 

Olaf and Helga Weidekat of Bradbury Conference Room. and collections for children attendees from 17 countries. 
Mission Framing in South The funding for the project and adults, activated new Cathy has also presented Holden’s Statement on the Pasadena took the project came from contributions from branding and social media on public art-librarianship 

under their talented wings all five South Pasadena City outreach, and added 

topics at California Library 

Cap and Trade Agreement and crafted a very beautiful Councilmembers. The Library special gallery exhibitions 

Association, College Art 

shadow box befitting the Ray and the Friends of the South and archival local history 

programs administered by the 
Association, and ARLIS/NA 

Bradbury Conference Room Pasadena Public Library have 

 On Monday the California Air Resources Board (ARB) 
collections. Cathy conferences.

of the South Pasadena Public also been working to add many 

Legislature passed legislation to reduce our greenhouse gas 
previously worked in private 

Library. A contribution from other unique items for the 
In her spare time, Cathy 

to extend California’s Cap and (GHG) emissions in accordance 
and institutional libraries, 

the discretionary fund of Bradbury Conference Room 
enjoys getting outdoors - 

Trade Program, Assembly Bill with the state’s climate targets 
including as Administrator 

Councilmember Robert Joe collection. 
especially in California’s high 

398, and strengthen air quality (1990 levels by 2020, 40% of the Mercantile Library of 
provisions in areas with the below 1990 levels by 2030). San Marino Used Oil Collection CenterNew York (The Center for 
desert and the mountains 

of Idaho. She is also a 

worst air pollution, Assembly Assembly Bill 617 adjusts air 

Fiction), and as a cataloger 

Bill 617.pollution penalties that haven’t San Marino residents are accepted. 
fan of reading, watching 

 “Today’s vote extending changed since the 1970s taking reminded they are able to drop Used Oil/Used Oil Filter Drop at C.E.R.N., the European independent and foreign 
California’s Cap and Trade away a competitive advantage off used oil and used oil filters off Scheduling: Wednesdays Center for Nuclear Research films, gardening with native 
Program means California will for bad actors that haven’t been to the approved location at from 9:00am to 3:00pm- Please in Geneva, Switzerland. In plants, and traveling in the 

maintain its global leadership following the law.2200 Huntington Drive, City call ahead to set up a time for 
2003 Cathy was the recipient 

United States and to far-

role in combating climate “The utility sector in California Hall- The drop off location is the drop-off- Public Works of the Art Libraries Society flung destinations.
change,” said Assemblymember has been at the forefront of located in Street Department Department- Ask for Rob or of North America (ARLIS/

The South Pasadena Public 

Chris Holden. “The air quality greening our economy and maintenance yard at the south Gene-626-300-0794 
NA) Wolfgang M. Freitag 

agreement also prioritizes the as Chair of the Assembly side of the City Hall complex. Alternate Locations for used Library 1is located 100 Oxley 
states most disadvantaged Committee on Utilities and The used oil must be free of any oil and used oil filter drop-offInternship Award, which Street. For more informstion 

she carried out in the library visit ci.south-pasadena.ca.us 

communities who face the Energy I am proud to support foreign materials including but 965 East Las Tunas 
greatest burden of pollution.” legislation that furthers that not limited to water, gasoline or San Gabriel, Ca.of the National Gallery of or call (626)403-7330. 


Cap and Trade is one of several effort,” said Holden. other potential contaminants. 1860 East Colorado BLVD 
Art in Washington, D.C.

Contaminated oil will not be Pasadena, Ca.

Pep Boys: 
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 With warmer evenings Police and Fire departments, 

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Autozone: 
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educational opportunities, Park 815 Mission Street. 

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