June 2, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Hair Raising excitement!
Kids and grownups alike kicked off the month of June Thursday afternoon learning a little about science while having some fun on opening day of the 2023 DeKalb County Libraries Summer Reading Program for the Justin Potter and Alexandria Libraries.
Professor Hazmatt Bond (Matt Simms), one of Mr. Bond’s Science Guys treated youngsters to an amazing interactive and educational show about gravity and electromagnetism as part of this year’s summer reading program theme “All Together Now” in the auditorium of the Mike Foster Multipurpose Center.
“We explored the laws of attraction and repulsion, what brings us together and what keeps us apart, through one of our very favorite forces… electromagnetism,” Professor Hazmatt said. “Kids tested their strength with an electromagnet tug of war, participated in hair raising experiments, demonstrations on the forces of gravity, among others. Our mission is to make science fun, cool and easy for kids,” he said.
The four-week summer reading program is held each Thursday at 2 p.m. through June 22 at the DeKalb County Complex Theatre Room.
Children of all ages can begin registering today for Summer Reading at both libraries. Each child that registers and meets their goal will receive a participation certificate and other goodies at the end of the Summer Reading Program. Children do not have to attend the events to participate in the Summer Reading Program.
Other Summer Reading events in June are:
Thursday, June 8th at 2:00 pm – Barry Mitchell’s “Friendship Adventure”.
Thursday, June 15th at 2:00 pm –. Edgar Evins State Park Rangers and Animal Friends.
Thursday, June 22nd at 2:00 pm – Final Party with Bob Tartar’s Animalogy Critters.
There will be four Summer Reading Craft Sessions at the County Complex Art Room on June 7th and June 14th at 10:00 am and 11:30 am. Sign up at the library is required as the number of participants in each session is limited.
For more information, call Justin Potter Library at 615-597-4359 or Alexandria Library at 615-529-4124 visit us on Facebook or our website at www.dekalblibraries.net.