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1. History of Arcadia Public Library: 1913 to 2010 written by Caroline Han, a graduate student in library and information science at San Jose State University, April 30, 2010. Retrieved from the World Wide Web at http://katrover.blogspot.com on June 7, 2010. 17 pages.

2. Flyer shows new features of "Arcadia Searchlight," the library's new catalog that went live on Monday, December 13, 2010. Searchlight is the name for the patron/user catalog, while library staff knows it as Koha. Koha is the new open source ILS (integrated library system). Library has just migrated from Sirsi/Workflows.

3. A "Brown Bag Talk" on the history of the Arcadia Public Library, covering 1913-2010, was given by Carolyn Garner-Reagan, Director of Library & Museum Services, on October 21, 2010, at the Arcadia Historical Museum. This is a script of her talk and slide show.

4. Results of research project by Fuller Theological Seminary student Karisa Harke, reported on December 23, 2010. Harke surveyed 34 high school library users to find out why they use the library. Most respondents said they used the library to do homework or study. Harke found 10 main reasons.

5. Barks and books for readers. Bernie, a 131-pound dog listens to children read at Arcadia Public Library. His trainer is Lois Longo. This program is a partnership between the library and Pasadena Humane Society.

6. City Council Resolution No. 6806, various fees for city servicees. Page 7-10, $1 fee proposed for all children's, teen and adult materials. Resolution has passed.

7.Facts about the Arcadia Public Library, statistics from July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011, including number of visitors, volumes, questions asked, etc.

8. Bill Veeck: Baseball's greatest maverick. A baseball reliquary exhibition at Arcadia Public Library April 9-May 24, 2012. Publicity packet includes postcard ad for Paul Dickson's book Bill Veeck: Baseball's greatest maverick, information about the exhibition and events, including book signing by author Paul Dickson, film screening, panel discussion with John Schulian, Ron Rapoport, Ken Solarz and others on May 19, 2012 at Arcadia Public Library. "Baseball could use a shot of Bill Veeck's inspired zaniness," Sacramento Bee, April 3, 2012. Book reviews of Paul Dickson's book from Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2012 and The American Spectator, April 2012.

9. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library, statistics from July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012, including number of visitors, volumes, questions asked, library board members, director, etc.

10. Staff report from Tom Tait to Mayor and City Council, March 6, 2012 re: Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with TKE Engineering and Planning for design and development of the library auditorium renovation project for $29,860.

11. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library, statistics from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 and names of Library Board members 2013-2014, and number of employees.

12. Beacon Media Readers' Choice award. "Arcadia Public Library is the silver winner (second place) of Beacon Media's Readers' Choice poll 2013-2014 in the category of Library."With copy of the page in the Arcadia Weekly Readers' Choice issue, November 21-27, 2013.

13A-B. A. Proclamation National Library Week, April 12-18, 2015. B. Unlimited Possibilities at Your Library: celebrate National Library Week and National Volunteer Appreciation Week all month long April 2015. Front and back flier lists events and programs.

14. Library Needs Assessment Survey. 16 questions. 2015.

15. Arcadia Public Library page from 2015-2016 Annual Report showing library statistics and Director Mary Beth Hayes' message.

16. New library catalog to debut in December 2010, Koha, an open source integrated library system. After a contest for naming the catalog, it came to be known as "Searchlight."

17. Arcadia Council PTA-Honorary Service Award presented to Arcadia Public Library February 7, 2017.

18. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library statistics July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

19. Arcadia Public Library 2016-2017 Annual Report graphical (pie charts, bar graphs) presentation of annual statistics.

20. 2016 Chinese American Film Festival Certificate of Appreciation to Arcadia Public Library, November 5, 2016.

21. Arcadia Public Library Community Learning and Technology Center (computer labs at the library) grand opening and ribbon cutting, April 12, 2018. Note: the classrooms / computer labs were opened to the public prior to this official ribbon cutting.

22. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library statistics July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

23. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library statistics from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. With a color page from the 2018-2019 Annual Report of the Arcadia Public Library of statistics and highlights.

24. Letter from City Manager's office to Arcadia residents announcing Farmers' Market beginning on Sunday, September 8, 2019 in the Arcadia Public Library front parking lot, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM every Sunday.

25. Printed from web.archive.org on October 29, 2019 and November 8, 2019. Screenshots of content and design of Arcadia Public Library and Gilb Museum websites c. 2017-April 2019 when Vision Live was the web vendor, before the new website design by Revize. Includes Friends of the Library history and Friends Summer Newsletter 2017, mission of the Arcadia Public Library, Standards of Behavior (September 2014), Arcadia History Room mission, highlights, size and scope of the collection, Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage mission statement, information about Ruth and Charles Gilb, museum collections.

26. Arcadia Public Library Strategic Plan Update 2013.

27. 2018 Key Performance Indicators of Arcadia Fire Department (calls for service, inspections, public safety), Arcadia Police Department *calls for service, reports/cases, arrests), Arcadia Public Library (library statistics such as number of total library visits, questions answered, new items added, computer and wifi users), Recreation and Community Services (program participation, volunteers).

28. Arcadia Public Library Strategic Plan for 2018-2020.

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Library (2010-2019)

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Newspaper

Pasadena Star News

Date

January 15, 2015

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p. A3

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Arcadia Public Library-2010-2019

Surveys

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