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September 1, 2006
| A bittersweet farewell |
Willow Glen Branch Library celebrates its past on closing day
Prepares for new facility
Aug. 12 marked a milestone for the Willow Glen community as the much-loved and popular library closed its doors for the last time to make way for an enlarged 13,000-square-foot facility. But the daylong party with balloons, treats and speeches were bittersweet as the young and old timers remembered growing up around the 57-year-old
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The Willow Glen Library began its history as an independent community library in 1930, becoming a branch of the San Jose Public Library in 1937 and later opening at its current location in 1949. Today the library serves a burgeoning population in cramped space it has long since Read
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| Annual Assyrian Festival draws 2,000 to area in weekend
Shish kabobs nearly outdo dance steps
By Justin Petersen
Staff Writer
Kabobs didn’t slow down the dancing at the 16th annual Assyrian Festival hosted by Saint Joseph Cathedral— Assyrian Church of the East—on Minnesota Avenue Aug. 19 and 20.
More than 2,000 people dropped by for the celebration that honored one of the oldest and warmest cultures in world history, drawing many of Assyrian descent to San Jose from as far as Los Angeles and Sacramento.
Assyria itself was Read
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