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New Downtown Library: Fulfilling a Promise

By Carolyn Mish There are many people and groups who have been championing the effort to improve the ten branches of the library for years. Among them is Cynthia Mathews, former Santa Cruz City Council Member and Mayor and active Friend. “In the space of eight years, we passed Measure S, and we completed improvements […]

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Teens Expand Community Through Poetry

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As the Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate program wraps up its first year, participants in the program have much to be proud of. The cohort of five finalists seized the chance to lead and inspire, and local teenagers accepted the invitation to learn and write with their peers. The first Santa Cruz County Youth

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