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          WELCOME TO EPIC 
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CENTRAL DINOSAURS. 
          DINOSAURS 
          [Dino Fest 2024]
EVERYWHERE. 
          DINOSAURS. 
          THAT'S WHAT DREW HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES TO EPIC CENTRAL IN GRAND PRAIRIE, OVER THE ST. 
          PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND FOR THE FIRST EVER EXTRAORDINARY DINO FEST. 
          THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EPIC CENTRAL AND THE GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARIES, THE FREE THREE DAY FESTIVAL GAVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THE CHANCE TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH SOME AMAZINGLY LIFELIKE ANIMATRONIC DINOSAURS, AND TO ALSO ENJOY ALL KINDS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE LIBRARY STAFF HAD WAITING LIKE A FUN FACT, DINO TRAIL FOSSIL DIGS, AND THE VERY POPULAR INTERACTIVE STORY TIMES THAT GOT LOTS OF KIDS FIRED UP ABOUT EPIC CENTRAL'S GIGANTIC GUESTS, AND EVEN THOUGH THE WEEKEND ALSO BROUGHT SOME LONG RAIN DELAYS, OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE FIRST TIME EVENT WILL STILL GO DOWN AS A ROARING SUCCESS. 
          IT'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF FUN SEEING TONS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ALL SORTS OF BACKGROUNDS COME TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE THIS EVENT. 
          THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF WHAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY AT THE LIBRARY, AND BEING ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN EXTINCT AND ISN'T READILY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCH OR LEARN ABOUT IN THIS FASHION BRINGS OUT EXCITEMENT IN PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY KIDDOS. 
          OUR HOPE IS, IS THAT MORE AND MORE DEPARTMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THEIR EPIC CENTRAL TO SHOWCASE THEIR SERVICES, TO ENGAGE WITH THE POPULACE AND TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT GRAND PRAIRIE IS THE PLACE TO BE. 
          FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT LIBRARY PROGRAMS, GO TO GPTX.ORG/LIBRARY AND TO FIND OUT ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS AT EPIC CENTRAL. 
          VISIT EPIC CENTRAL.COM.
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