Tallyn’s Reach Library turns 20 years old, and you are invited to join the celebration! The branch staff is ready to celebrate in style with special storytime, collecting memories, and a birthday party set in 2004, all taking place Saturday, March 23.
Tallyn’s Reach Library is part of the 82,000-square foot namesake municipal center which also houses Police District 3, Fire Station
No. 13 and the communications center for the emergency call center (911), located at the corner on Arapahoe Road and Aurora Parkway.
When it opened in 2004, the facility cost about $17 million, and it was funded by public safety and library facilities bonds passed by voters in 2000 as well as through the E-911 Fund. Also in 2024, Martin Luther King Jr. Library turns 20 and Hoffman Heights Library turns 60! More celebrations are coming soon.
STORYTIME LIKE IT’S 2004
10:30 a.m. to noon
A special birthday storytime! Enjoy books published in 2004 with a special craft session.
TALLYN’S COLLECTIVE MEMORY
2 to 4 p.m.
Tallyn’s Reach Library turns 20 years old! Preserve the community’s memories of Tallyn’s Reach Library by sharing your memories and photos of the library. Voice recording tools and a photo scanner will be available. Memories will be archived for the future!
PARTY LIKE IT’S 2004!
4 to 5 p.m.
Enjoy a family friendly birthday party set in March 2004 with trending crafts, nostalgic quizzes and trivia, and, yes, a dance floor with the hottest songs!