Camp Verde Community Library will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Monday, May 13th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Terracotta Room at the library.

For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call (928) 554-8391, or sign up online at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=cvlibrary

Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red Cross.

Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, B negative, and A negative. According to the Red Cross, type O negative is the universal blood type that can be safely transfused to anyone and is often used to treat trauma patients.