Arcadia City Council members standing, left to right: Michael Cao, April Verlato, Eileen Wang, Sharon Kwan, and Paul P. Cheng. Seated is Gene Glasco, retiring as City Clerk as of April 16, 2024.
Gene Glasco, City Clerk 2012-2024. Retired in 2024. This photo c. 2020. Gene Glasco is a native Californian and long time resident of Arcadia. Gene attended Highland Oaks Elementary school, First Avenue Junior High School, and is a graduate of Arcadia High School where he lettered in Football and played second chair trombone in the award-winning AHS Marching Band. Gene is Arcadia’s first elected City Clerk that is a graduate of Arcadia High School.
Gene served six years in the United States Navy. He spent fourteen months in Vietnam as a Radioman in support of US Navy riverboat activities in the Mekong Delta and is a service-connected disabled Veteran. Gene is an Honor Role graduate of Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. He attended San Jose State University where he majored in Public Relations with a minor in Asian American History. After thirty years in the foodservice industry, Gene retired from Glasco and Associates, Inc. He also has practiced real estate in Arcadia.
Councilmember Mary Young is seen seated at a table in the north reading room of the Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. She is wearing a blue dress. The nonfiction stacks are visible behind her. There are books and a globe on the table. Photo was taken by Dorothy Denne of the Arcadia Weekly to be used in a display for National Library Week.
Edna Lenz painting of the Arcadia City Hall as it appeared circa 1918. Part of " History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.
Edna Lenz painting of the Arcadia Public Library at First Avenue and Wheeler Street. Part of " History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.
Edna Lenz painting of the Arcadia Public Library when it was housed in a small house close to the old City Hall, circa 1920s. Part of " History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.
Arcadia Public Library at First and Wheeler Avenues. Part of " History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view shows drainage pipe used to drain water from roof during the rains of winter 1996. The book trucks covered the pipe, which ran all the way out the temporary front doors into what used to be the Children's Room patio. The area behind the book trucks was the sorting area. A young woman is standing looking at books shelved along the plywood wall. To the right are the photocopy machines.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the temporary office of Joan Hallett, secretary to the City Librarian. No one is visible in the photo.
Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the City Librarian's temporary office. No one is visible in the photo.
Betty Rochefort, President of the Friends of the Library, joins Gloria and S.H. Wen and Kent Ross, City Librarian at the Arcadia Public Library, during a recent Day at the Races benefit for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation. S.H. Wen is a member of the Foundation Board.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo shows a group of people standing in front of a large sign announcing the expansion project. There is a shovel in the ground in front of them. L-R: Kent Ross, Joan Scott, Mavis Dumbacher, Don Swenson, June Fee, Sheng Chang, Jesse Vanlandingham, Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn and Mayor Dennis Lojeski.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo shows four council members and City Clerk June Alford holding a shovel and standing in front of a large sign announcing the remodel. L-R: Sheng Chang, Mary Young, Mayor Dennis Lojeski, Barbara Kuhn and June Alford.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo shows four council members holding a shovel, standing in front of a large sign announcing the remodel. L-R: Sheng Chang, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski, Barbara Kuhn.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo shows Councilman Dr. Sheng Chang on the left with an unidentified man.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo shows three men standing at the podium under the tent. Mayor Dennis Lojeski is on the left and City Librarian Kent Ross is on the right. The man in the middle is unidentified.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the remodel/expansion project at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This photo shows three men standing at a podium under the tent. The unidentified man in the middle is speaking, with Mayor Dennis Lojeski on the left and City Librarian Kent Ross on the right.