Tag: Aurora Public Library
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Aurora’s Martin Luther King Jr. Library gets $2.5M renovation
Aurora’s newly renovated and expanded Martin Luther King Jr. Library will be unveiled to the public in early November, boasting a variety of upgrades thanks to a $2.5 million federal grant. The Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Ave., has new improvements, including an expansion that doubles the library’s original size to 14,000…
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Aurora Public Library creating master plan as city grows
Aurora is planning the future of its library system with the launch of a new master plan with an emphasis on expanding resource access, learning opportunities and making libraries a community hub. Aurora Public Library’s master plan is themed “Radiating Possibilities,” according to a Wednesday news release, and will come from a process that includes…
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Aurora Library, Fox Theater join forces with program to bridge love for reading, theater
Aurora Public Library and Aurora Fox Arts Center are building a partnership to “bridge the love of reading and theater,” encouraging people to read a library book then go watch the theater adaptation of that book. “One Book, One Aurora: From Page to Stage” kicked off Thursday, encouraging Aurora residents to check out Mark Haddon’s…
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Aurora gets $4 million in federal funds for library, water system improvements
Aurora will use millions in federal grant money, secured by Rep. Jason Crow, for a new library space for teenagers and improved water service, according to officials in a press conference Monday. In March, Crow got over $12.2 million for community projects through the government appropriations process, with $4 million of the money going to…