As part of a week-long celebration of the opening of the Central Library, a special program was held featuring guest speaker and former Angels’ pitcher Jim Abbott, a Newport Beach resident and Library patron. Current staff members and longtime supporters attended, including Board of Trustees Chair Janet Ray, Library Director Tim Hetherton, Newport Beach Public Library Foundation CEO Meg Linton,andlongtime supporters Elizabeth andJohn Stahr, Barbara andJim Glabman, Jene Witte, Jill Johnson-Tucker andLarry Tucker, Karen andBruce Clark, Janis Dinwiddie, Nancy andBrant Dahlfors, Mayor Diane Dixon,and many more. NewportBeachLibrary.org