A look inside the children's room at the downtown Tucson library
Tweens visiting the library have their own area at the newly renovated children's room at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson.
The room has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens.
The space that has been closed sine mid-June opens on Wednesday.
Main Library's Children's Room
Tweens visiting the library have their own area at the newly renovated children's room at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson on Aug 27, 2018. The room has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens. The Children's Room is celebrating is grand re-opening with story times, reading to a dog, cake and more. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Main Library's Children's Room
Holly Schaffer, with the Pima County Public Library, plays with some sand in the Early Literary Center so children can use their hands at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson on Aug 27, 2018. The children's section has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens. The Children's Room is celebrating is grand re-opening with story times, reading to a dog, cake and more. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Main Library's Children's Room
VIP's tour the newly renovated children's section at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson on Aug 27, 2018. The room has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens. The Children's Room is celebrating is grand re-opening with story times, reading to a dog, cake and more. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Main Library's Children's Room
In the Early Elementary area Holly Schaffer holds a copy of a children's book from the Flat Stanley series, "Flat Stanley and the Lost Treasure," during a VIP tour of the newly renovated children's room at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson on Aug 27, 2018. The room has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens. The Children's Room is celebrating is grand re-opening with story times, reading to a dog, cake and more. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Main Library's Children's Room
All the children have access to the eight computers at the newly renovated children's room at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson on Aug 27, 2018. The room has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens. The Children's Room is celebrating is grand re-opening with story times, reading to a dog, cake and more. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Main Library's Children's Room
Holly Schaffer, with the Pima County Public Library, explains the features of the Early Literary Center during a VIP tour of the newly renovated children's section at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson on Aug 27, 2018. There is computer learning center as well as tactile toys. The children's section has been broken into sections including an Early Literary Center, the Early Elementary area and a section for Tweens. The Children's Room is celebrating is grand re-opening with story times, reading to a dog, cake and more. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
If approved in the Pima County budget process this May, the $10 million in funding would provide full and partial scholarships to parents who wish to enroll their 3, 4 and 5-year-old child in a high-quality early childhood program.
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