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The Friends of the Library collected change with the goal of laying the change from the first Library location to the new Library location, one mile north on Merle Hay Road.

Staff and volunteers lay coins on tape to create a Mile of Change linking the first Library location to the new Library location one mile north on Merle Hay Road. Assistant Director Maurine Myers is pictured to the left of the photo. In the…

Volunteers place a taped row of coins from the first Library location to the new Library location, one mile north on Merle Hay Road.

Newspaper photo of library staff and volunteers wearing the Mile of Change t-shirt which was sold to raise funds for furnishings for the new Library. From left to right are Lori French, volunteer Elsie Lathrum, Kinney Carnahan, and volunteer and…

Iowa Cubs' Cubby Bear helps out signing children up for the summer reading program.

During Green Days, visitors could donate $5 to the fund to furnish the new Library and then receive a sneak preview of the Library. Adults wearing "Miles of Change" t-shirts could attend free. People taking the tour had a chance to enter the…

Children ages 7 and older were invited to step into the world of Kit, the newest American Girl. All of the American Girl dolls were on display. Children participated in activities and had refreshments.

Waldo stands between two children and displays "Where's Waldo" books. Waldo visited the Library as part of Excitement in Reading, a celebration of literacy sponsored by the Junior League of Des Moines.

The 2002 summer reading theme was "Join the Winner's Circle - Read!" At the sign-up event, children wrote their names on paper books or hands and stuck them to the wall to symbolize their commitment to completing their summer reading goals.

The Glastonbury Revelers sing and interact with the audience. Metro Arts sponsored their visit to the Library.