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Arcadia resident Homer Black died January 31. Born in 1885, Black took part in the Nevada gold strike in 1906 and was a mining engineer for fifty years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 3, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 3, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Black, Homer

Item ID: 612AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Herb Fletcher, 71, a longtime Arcadian best known for questioning city government, advising local newspapers and comforting senior citizens, died of a heart attack at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 17, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 17, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fletcher, Herb

Item ID: 1620AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 300 Arcadia students will have their creations on display at the annual School District Art Exhibit, May 11-28 at Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Art - Exhibitions

Item ID: 517AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

"Wild About Reading" is the theme for the summer program to be sponsored by the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room of Arcadia Public Library. Registration begins June 6 through July 18.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 27, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 27, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room

Item ID: 1926AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

To commemorate American Library month, the children's room of the Arcadia Public Library will hold a series of special programs.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room

Item ID: 1927AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bea Chute, trustee of the Arcadia Public Library and president of the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners, was one of 350 library trustees to attend the 102nd annual conference of the American Library Association in Los Angeles, June 25-30, 1983.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1983

Pages: p. C-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1983

Pages: p. C-3

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Library Board - Chute, Bea

Item ID: 1955AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mavis Dumbacher was elected to serve as President of the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30, 1987

Pages: p. B-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30, 1987

Pages: p. B-2 photo

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1647AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Library Volunteer Program participants were honored at the recent Friends of the Arcadia Public Library general membership meeting in the Mortenson Art & Lecture Room.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1645AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A pictorial history entitled "Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet" is being published by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. The book is written and compiled by Pat McAdam of the Arcadia Public Library and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia (City) - History; Friends of the Arcadia Public Library; McAdam, Pat; Snider, Sandy

Item ID: 1716AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Public Library is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1986

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1986

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room

Item ID: 1924AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

"Be a Read-a-Saurus" is the theme of the Summer Reading Program sponsored by the children's room of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room

Item ID: 1928AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Historical Society's museum will remain in the Rose Garden despite a previous plan to move it to the rear of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1714AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Gretchen Merritt has been elected as president of the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library to serve the 1983-84 year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-8 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-8 photo

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1643AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Area librarians agree that recessionary periods create a greater demand for library services. It is ironic that this comes at a time when libraries are hurting from budget cuts. Arcadia and Monrovia have suffered most in this regard, cutting down on personnel and new book purchases and, in Arcadia's case, closing it's audio-visual department and reducing hours.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1949AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Caltrans recently held an open house at the Arcadia Public Library to introduce the concept of ramp metering on the 210 (Foothill) Freeway.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 3, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 3, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Foothill Freeway - (210)

Item ID: 1636AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Due to a shrinking budget the audio-visual department of the Arcadia Public Library has been closed by the City Council. The Arcadia school system has been offered the films and equipment, worth approximately $100,000. The cuts in the library budget will also mean reduction in personnel and operating hours. These matters are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1948AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Edie O'Hair is in charge of the battle against overdue books at the Arcadia Library. Approximately 1,500 overdue notices are logged each month with a grand total of about 5,000 missing books.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Employees - O'Hair, Edie

Item ID: 1937AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Library Board approved a budget of $5000 to purchase more Asian reading materials. Rose Hwang, the librarian in charge of the Asian language collection said the money will buy at least 600 new books.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Collection

Item ID: 1931AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1713AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 800 Arcadia High School students walked out of classes and gathered on the library lawn to demonstrate support for their teachers and to protest the cancellation of the senior assembly, an annual high school tradition.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2993AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Arcadia resident Homer Black died January 31. Born in 1885, Black took part in the Nevada gold strike in 1906 and was a mining engineer for fifty years.

Herb Fletcher, 71, a longtime Arcadian best known for questioning city government, advising local newspapers and comforting senior citizens, died of a heart attack at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

About 300 Arcadia students will have their creations on display at the annual School District Art Exhibit, May 11-28 at Arcadia Public Library.

"Wild About Reading" is the theme for the summer program to be sponsored by the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room of Arcadia Public Library. Registration begins June 6 through July 18.

To commemorate American Library month, the children's room of the Arcadia Public Library will hold a series of special programs.

Bea Chute, trustee of the Arcadia Public Library and president of the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners, was one of 350 library trustees to attend the 102nd annual conference of the American Library Association in Los Angeles, June 25-30, 1983.

Mavis Dumbacher was elected to serve as President of the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library.

Library Volunteer Program participants were honored at the recent Friends of the Arcadia Public Library general membership meeting in the Mortenson Art & Lecture Room.

A pictorial history entitled "Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet" is being published by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. The book is written and compiled by Pat McAdam of the Arcadia Public Library and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

The Arcadia Public Library is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room.

"Be a Read-a-Saurus" is the theme of the Summer Reading Program sponsored by the children's room of the Arcadia Public Library.

The Arcadia Historical Society's museum will remain in the Rose Garden despite a previous plan to move it to the rear of the Arcadia Public Library.

Gretchen Merritt has been elected as president of the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library to serve the 1983-84 year.

Caltrans recently held an open house at the Arcadia Public Library to introduce the concept of ramp metering on the 210 (Foothill) Freeway.

Edie O'Hair is in charge of the battle against overdue books at the Arcadia Library. Approximately 1,500 overdue notices are logged each month with a grand total of about 5,000 missing books.

The Library Board approved a budget of $5000 to purchase more Asian reading materials. Rose Hwang, the librarian in charge of the Asian language collection said the money will buy at least 600 new books.

Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

About 800 Arcadia High School students walked out of classes and gathered on the library lawn to demonstrate support for their teachers and to protest the cancellation of the senior assembly, an annual high school tradition.