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As City Librarian Kent Ross retires, another experienced librarian, Janet Sporleder, will take over.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Librarian
Arcadia Public Library -- 2001-2010
Librarians
Sporleder, Janet
Ross, Kent
Library directors
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29926AN
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Newspaper Index
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Janet Sporleder has been appointed City Librarian effective July 1, 2001. She replaces Kent Ross, who is retiring.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
City Librarian
Arcadia Public Library -- 2001-2010
Librarians
Sporleder, Janet
Item ID
29924AN
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Newspaper Index
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Janet Sporleder, a veteran city employee, has been named the new city librarian. Her appointment will be effective July 1, 2001. She replaces outgoing City Librarian, Kent Ross.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2001
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2001
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Sporleder, Janet
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Item ID
21058AN
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Arcadia City Council hears report on Phase Two of the Arcadia Public Library Strategic Plan. It outlines the need for additional funding to the Strategic Plan to accommodate for remodeling and additional office space and staff.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
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p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library--2001-2010
Sporleder, Janet
Item ID
33601AN
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Statistics are given for average household income, ethnic breakdown, employment and population. All figures are for 1990.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. B2 w/graphs
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Los Angeles Times
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. B2 w/graphs
Subjects
Statistics
Item ID
10030AN
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Newspaper Index
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Summary of crime statistics to the present date.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1352AN
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Newspaper Index
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Levels of reported crime in most San Gabriel Valley cities are significantly lower than national levels, according to the FBI's 2001 National Crime Index. A chart shows statistics for Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime
Statistics
Item ID
24929AN
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Newspaper Index
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Summary of the costs of the program and statistics on riders carried given for both Arcadia and Monrovia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1419AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Public Library is now offering a new 24-hour, 2 days a week email reference service and a live interactive chat reference service called "Ask the Librarian."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
24/7 Reference
Item ID
30330AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Librarian Kent Ross is interviewed about the library remodel, censorship and ballot Proposition D.

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Newspaper
Arcadia News
Date
April 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia News
Date
April 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Ross, Kent
Item ID
5656AN
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Newspaper Index
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The number of reported auto burglaries in Arcadia between 2002 and 2003 increased from 143 to 170. The article gives statistics for other cities and other crimes including violent and property crimes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Auto burglaries
Crime and Criminals
Crimes Statistics
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29409AN
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At 1:53 PM on April 6, 2004, Arcadia Police Department officers descended on the Arcadia Public Library and arrested two men. One of the two men was seen passing a loaded gun to the other. Librarian Debbie Marks' coments on the incident are included. The men were Trevor Kuk, 21, of Arcadia and Enrique Ayala, 24, of Duarte.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Guns
Arrests
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Kuk, Trevor
Ayala, Enrique
Item ID
29649AN
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Arcadia is ranked 44th safest city in California this year, according to “50 Safest Cities in California for 2018,” a report recently released by SafeWise. In order to produce these rankings, analysts at SafeWise reviewed FBI’s crime statistics and population data for 2016. The criterion for a safe city was based on the number of reported violent crimes in each city per 1000 people. See also Mountain Views News, p. 6, October 20, 2018.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Rankings
Safety
Crime statistics
Item ID
35490AN
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The Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently evaluated the Arcadia Fire Department and reconfirmed its designation as a "Class 1" department. This is the second time Arcadia has been so honored. Only 41 fire agencies in the country have this elite distinction.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Awards-honors-recognitions
Insurance Services Office (ISO)
Item ID
29710AN
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A summary of statistics on the Dial-A-Ride service shows, among other things, that a total of 31,000 persons were carried this past year in its third year of operation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1420AN
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Newspaper Index
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The state Employment Development Department listed the county's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May as 5.1 percent.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2006
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2006
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Jobless rates
Statistics
Unemployment
Item ID
30266AN
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Newspaper Index
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Loan of art from library

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1958 p. 1
September 22, 1958 p. 1
October 2, 1958 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1958 p. 1
September 22, 1958 p. 1
October 2, 1958 p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - Special services
Item ID
3992AN
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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is now in a city-owned building, with a curator paid through the city, and is managed by the library and museum director Janet Sporleder. The Arcadia Historical Society owns the collection and a new agreement commits the city and the society to jointly pay for an insurance policy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
31654AN
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2010 U.S. Census data shows that 12 San Gabriel Valley cities, including Arcadia, saw the percentage of owner-occupied homes rise, something that experts said was extremely uncommon following the housing crisis. 63.1% of Arcadia's homes are owner-occupied, while 36.9% are occupied by renters. Other cities' figures are shown in chart. Arcadia's vacancy percentage is 5.3%. Vacancy rates are determined by the U.S. Census Bureau by sending out canvassers to homes that did not respond to Census mailers.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Housing statistics
United States Census 2010
Item ID
32597AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Public Library opens "Teen Center," with a new collection dedicated especially to teenagers. It is located in the northeast corner of the adult reading room.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 11, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 11, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library--2001-2010
Item ID
33572AN
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Newspaper Index
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