WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 41
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New library opens in Castle Rock
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THOMAS REMOVED
Commissioner forced from boards P2
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Impact of state ballot measure P10
Sadie Madrid and her daughter Indigo, 9, read “No Snowball!” after getting their faces painted at the grand opening of the PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD Castle Rock Library. Madrid said she is excited about the new library amenities. BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Douglas County Libraries celebrated the opening of the new Castle Rock Library with hundreds of patrons exploring the
new 62,000-square-foot building on Aug. 26. Every section of the new library was packed with patrons, browsing through books, blowing bubbles on the patios, playing on the ranch-themed playground,
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and enjoying story time. Amid the crowd, Sadie Madrid and her daughter Indigo, 9, took advantage of an empty bench to read “No Snowball!” together. SEE OPENING, P8
PROPOSITION 123
Lone Tree partners with county P23
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