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Arcadia Public Library received a $30,000 donation from the Friends of the Arcadia Library volunteers. The money will help pay for programs and materials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31629
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 2004
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 2004
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Donations
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Volunteers
Item ID
31826AN
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The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library sponsored a slide show and lecture by Carol Libby about Arcadia history. The Friends group presents community programming and supports the Library with donations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18648
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Libby, Carol
Item ID
18893AN
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For the fifth straight year, more than two dozen local lawyers and judges will provide pro-bono consultation for the public on Saturday, May 3 in observance of Law Day. The free legal clinic will be at the Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25435
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Law Day
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Item ID
25634AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gloria Horstman, former library board trustee, former columnist for the Pasadena Star News, and reviewer for the Vroman's bookstore newsletter, returns to Arcadia to present a book review program in honor of the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30834
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Arcadia Public Library Foundation programs
Columnists
Horstman, Gloria - biography
Writers
Item ID
31022AN
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The Book Rack, a bookstore specializing in paperbacks, has moved from Duarte Road to 204 S. First Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30835
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Book Rack
Bookstores
Business and Industry
Item ID
31023AN
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Arcadia Public Library offers an electric cart for patrons with limited mobility. The cart was donated by Stan and John Garner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30499
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Electric carts
Garner, John
Garner, Stan
Item ID
30686AN
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Dr. William "Bill" Kaplan, the first geneticist at City of Hope, died November 6 of heart failure. During his retirement, Kaplan helped direct volunteers who ran Arcadia Public Library's bookstore.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24793
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Kaplan, William D "Bill" (Dr)
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
City of Hope
Item ID
24988AN
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A tile tapestry was unveiled on the northwest wall of the Arcadia Public Library on Friday, April 8, 2005. More than 200 individual tiles were painted by the public to depict life in Arcadia. A photo is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29469
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Public Art
Tile tapestry
Liu, Sarah
Peppers, Justin
Peppers, Joanne
Wang, Vivian
Item ID
29654AN
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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
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St. Baldrick's Foundation held its annual fundraising event at Matt Denny's Ale House. More than 70 volunteers got their family, friends and co-workers to give donations for them to shave their heads. Their baldness helps raise awareness of cancer and shows solidarity with the childhood cancer patients. Arcadia firefighter Drew Pryon is shown in photographs with children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31408
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia firefighters
Charities
City of Hope
Pediatric cancer
Pryon, Drew
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Item ID
31601AN
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Charles Cooper continues his series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, where at its height, it housed more than 18,000 people. Japanese had a long local history, dating back to workers on the Santa Anita Ranch, and local residents had the uncomfortable feeling of seeing friends behind the wire at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32004
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cooper, Charles
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32184AN
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Library patrons with mobility problems use the new motorized cart donated to the library by the late Logan Garner's family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24164
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Garner, Logan
Item ID
24358AN
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Fuller ethics professor Lewis Smedes died at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia on Thursday, Dec. 19th. Dr. Smedes was a pioneer in forgiveness research and the author of more than 15 books.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24834
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
Dec. 21, 2002 LATimes
Dec. 22, 2002 Star News
Pages
p. B16
Pasadena Star News
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
Dec. 21, 2002 LATimes
Dec. 22, 2002 Star News
Pages
p. B16
Pasadena Star News
Subjects
Smedes, Lewis
Item ID
25029AN
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A chart shows school enrollment numbers from 1998 to 2004. More than 40 percent of the public school districts in California are experiencing declining enrollment. Experts say it is due to a decline in the birth rate and families' migration patterns.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29449
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2005
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2005
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Enrollment
Schools - West San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29634AN
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Arcadia police officers, friends and families protest for higher pay and more officers at Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30816
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Labor contracts
Labor disputes
Protests
Item ID
31004AN
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Arcadia Rotary Club collected donations to pay for the Guatemala City Volunteer firefighters to drive a donated firetruck from Arcadia to Santa Cruz del Quiche in Guatemala.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Organizations - Arcadia Rotary Club
Fire Department
Guatemala
Item ID
24980AN
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As their own volunteer project, local boys from Arcadia acquire shelving and install it at Bienvenidos Children's Center in Altadena. Sam Pievac Co. in Santa Fe Springs donated the shelves.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29307
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Volunteers
Volunteerism
Vanni, Adam
Fornaciari, Matt
Bienvenidos Children's Center
Item ID
29491AN
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Arcadia Public Library will have a new conference room constructed and will remodel the existing room into offices and a work area. An office will be created for the Friends of the Library. This is the first phase and the contract was awarded to K & S Design for $106,500. Phase 2 of the project, to be completed at a later date, will include a teen center and an enlarged international language area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31563
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010 - remodeling
City Council Meetings
Item ID
31759AN
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Three residents representing a group they call "Friends of Anoakia" have sued the city in an attempt to stop demolition of the historic Anoakia estate. Forrest Besocke, Winston Besocke and Michael Mulvehill filed the lawsuit Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18182
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Besocke, Forrest
Besocke, Winston
Mulvehill, Michael
Item ID
18429AN
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Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, shares her grief and her book "Boots on the Ground by Dusk" at Arcadia Public Library. Pat Tillman was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - programs
Authors
Books
Tillman, Mary
Item ID
31433AN
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Newspaper Index
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