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February 6th The first truckload of materials arrives with a great fanfare. |
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The truck pulls in off the highway. The trucking company cooperated by washing the truck so it was all shiny-clean for the parade, 
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the truckers fasten on our banner... 
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Roberto and Diane from our distributor, Baker & Taylor, are here to see the collection right into our hands. Diane says usually she gets a truck unloaded in one hour flat. But not with photo opportunities in the story, and cookie-eating, and tours for reporters, and... and... 
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Mayor Coss gets to ride in the co-pilot seat. 
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The convoy forms up... 
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And proceeds down Jaguar Drive with lights flashing and horns blasting. 
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Kids are waiting outside Cesar Chavez Elementary with a wind-whipped thank-you banner 
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Kids waiting and waving 
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Kids waiting and waving 
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The truck passes by |
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The technical services staff waiting outside the new library for their work to begin. 
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Councilor Dominguez, Mayor Coss, and Board President Michele Huff 
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The first pallet load 
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The first boxes 
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Mayor Coss and Councilor Dominguez heading for the children's room to unpack 
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Community Services Director Ruben Lovato right behind them 
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Opening the first box 
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The first book 
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The first books go to the shelves 
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The Real Work Begins 
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(except that children's librarian Gail Schuler can't stop gloating over that first armload of books. Half-an hour later, she's still in the same spot, loving one book after another...) 
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while technical services begins the real work of unpacking and receiving the first 800 boxes, 14,000 books... |