Photos by Jim Grant, Nevada Momentum
It was gathering for the books and the sky. The Carson City Library concluded its Summer Learning Challenge on Saturday by throwing a party. The get-together celebrated youth participating in library activities that focused on space and science themes throughout summer.
Encouraged to dress up as their favorite sci-fi character, children joined staff to wrap up the summer with activities such as face painting, a photo booth, crafts, augmented reality demonstrations with a focus on planets, asteroids and the Moon, a raffle and costume contest.
The Summer Learning Challenge began in June with a space-oriented theme designed to encourage people of all ages to read over the summer. The challenge was divided by age, with ages 0-5 years old completing a series of activities with a parent or caregiver. Ages 6-11 have a goal of reading at least 20 hours, ages 12-17 reading 30 hours and 18 and older reading 40 hours.
In the first photo, Yanela, 5, looks at her painted face in a mirror at the Carson City Library’s end of Summer Learning Challenge party Saturday, August 10, 2019 in Carson City.
In the second photo, Ana Talamantes, 5, gets a helping hand from Carson City Senior Library Assistant Jana Wiersma while working on a craft project.
And in the third photo, dressed as the Star Wars character Rey, London Ryba, 7, competes in a costume contest at the Carson City Library’s end of Summer Learning Challenge party.
