Kids’ creations in a robot-building contest this summer at the Dalton-Whitfield County Library and Calhoun-Gordon County Library will be judged by visitors in categories such as most creative and most colorful.The Northwest Georgia Regional Library System will begin registration for its summer reading programs Tuesday, May 27, with free events for children beginning in June at each branch.
This year’s programs, “Fizz, Boom, Read” and “Spark a Reaction,” are science-themed, giving participants hands-on experiences with science outside the classroom.
The Dalton-Whitfield County Library and Calhoun-Gordon County Library will host a collaborative eight-week “Fizz, Boom, Read” program during June and July. Every Tuesday, starting June 3, the Dalton-Whitfield Library will have a program at 10:30 a.m. Calhoun- Gordon Library will host the same program at 2 p.m. to give families two chances to participate.
The program will include movie screenings, parties and visits by Ben Roy from the Science Zone, the Reptile Wrangler Ken Panse, Little Red Barn and Star Lab mobile planetarium. Children must have an adult with them to participate in the programs.
Children of all ages will be allowed to create their own automaton in a robot-building competition. Robots built out of everyday materials will judged by library visitors in categories such as most creative, most colorful and by age groups.