Steve Talley, a City-County Council member, reads 'Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs' to children from four nearby day care centers following the dedication of the renovated Donna D. Talley Story Theatre nearby inside the East 38th Street Branch Library. It was named after his wife, who died in 2006. Next to Talley are Mary Starks, left, from Little Ducklings Day Care, and Emily Lynn, a library staff member, who is holding the book.
Steve Talley appreciated the polite applause he and other speakers received from adults at Thursday's dedication of a library reading cove in his wife's memory.
But it was the clatter of enthusiastic little hands clapping more than 50 feet away from the ceremony, in a corner of the library, that brought a grin to Talley's face. After each speaker, the 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds continued applauding long after the adults rested their arms.
Soon enough, Talley made his way toward the children and read a story about dinosaurs. ...