Come Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial downtown! There is something for everyone at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library’s free Centennial Celebration on Saturday Feb. 11 from 11am to 5pm.

Children will enjoy the family story time at 11am followed by a craft and Happy Birthday Arizona cake. Don’t forget to take the opportunity to check out books on Arizona’s history, famous people, sports teams, and so on!

Teens will be interested in the games available in the teen room and in the display of the art, essays, letters and scrap book pages that teens have contributed to a time capsule to be sealed and not reopened again until 2062!

Adults will enjoy all of this as well as 1.) the debut of 18 pictures of historical Tucson barrios that will be on permanent display in the Main Library thereafter, 2.) two talks by local historians on the history of Tucson and Arizona place names; and 3.) a reception between the talks with refreshments provided by local barrio businesses such as El Charro and La Caves.

Free parking on Saturdays in the street and in the city garage under the library off Alameda Street.

This is a program of the Pima County Public Library.

http://www.library.pima.gov

520-791-4010

Contact: Christine Dykgraaf, 520-594-5563.