Gabrielle Wallace, left, of Auburn helps blow out the candles with children Saturday during the “Happy Birthday, America” event at the Auburn Public Library. Wallace and her husband, Sean, have held a July 4th celebration at the library for at least 15 years. Wallace held a story time, lead a parade through the library, made Fourth of July necklaces with the children and ate cake to celebrate America’s birthday. “We want to let the kids know why we celebrate the Fourth of July,” Sean Wallace said. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Heidi Richardson of Auburn and her son Wallace, 1, and daughter, Liliana, 3, parade through the hallway Saturday during the “Happy Birthday, America” event at the Auburn Public Library. Benjamin Miller, 3, is at left, and Brantley Profenno, 4, at right. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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