To the steady beat of ‘90s pop anthems inside Tracy Public Library, Gabby Torres was on the lookout for the perfect prom dress that sparkled.
Her fingers, freshly manicured for the big night just days away, flipped through hundreds of evening gowns, some uniquely flared in different colors or accented with sequins.
But for her mom, Cheryl Drace, who joined her for the dress hunt, the rows of prom gowns — offered for free as part of the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library’s second annual prom drive — brought a sense of relief…