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Aspiring scientists can find much to do at Sharpsburg Community Library

Tawnya Panizzi
Tawnya Panizzi
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Christine Kuang, right, works with her sons, Tim Kuang, 6, center, and Ted Kuang, 10, of O’Hara during a Carnegie Science Center Science in the Summer one-day camp July 20 at Sharpsburg Community Library. The event, where elementary school-age children learned how to create electrical circuits, was conducted virtually this year.
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Margaret Snyder, left, helps her son, Liam Snyder, 7, middle, and daughter, Lily Snyder, 9, while listening to virtual instruction on how to craft an electrical circuit July 20 at Sharpsburg Community Library. The program for elementary-age school kids was part of the Carnegie Science Center’s one-day Science in the Summer camp.
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Lily Snyder, 9, of Indiana Township picks up a battery while constructing an electrical circuit July 20 at Sharpsburg Community Library. The hands-on science experiment was part of the Carnegie Science Center’s Science in the Summer one-day camp.

Sharpsburg Community Library has transformed its courtyard into a hands-on creative station for summer.

Elementary-aged students last week were treated to one-hour mini camps, through Carnegie Science Center, where budding engineers tangled with experiments fit to test their inner Thomas Edison, organizers said.

“The kids are learning electrical and structural engineering, both of which require participants to think critically and problem solve based on a given prompt,” the library’s STEAM Coordinator Erin Thompson said.

For example, students at camp on July 19 were tasked with creating a hospital buzzer that patients could use with only one finger.

“Kids have the opportunity to create a buzzer that requires use of two fingers or a hand first, so they can see how this would be difficult for someone who can only use one finger,” Thompson said.

“This is a wonderful program to bring to Sharpsburg because it provides kids access to programs they may otherwise not have access to.”

Thompson said a priority for the STEAM programming at the library is to make science and math accessible to all.

Partnering with the Carnegie Science Center broadens the library’s reach, she said.

Sara Mariacher, library manager, said programs will continue into the fall to engage children in engineering, arts and science.

Coding Camp is scheduled to begin July 26, while Pokemon Camp is set for Aug. 2. Art Camp is scheduled to begin Aug. 9.

Registration is required at engagedpatrons.org.

Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.

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