Kids had fun in the July school holidays with a host of activities offered by Indigo Shire libraries. Activities for all ages and interests stretched from hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) challenges to creative art workshops and drop-in sessions. Youngsters had the chance to explore marble runs, test out mechanical logic games, tackle science experiments, or get artistic with tracing, painting, and collage at dedicated art stations. Lily May, Charlotte and Jacob from Bairnsdale visiting their aunt in Yackandandah had a great time. The trio joined six other young people at the Beechworth Library’s activity "Let's Build with Marbles” held on 16 July. Librarian technician Andrea Browne said the creative building workshop used two games "Turing Tumbles" teaching the kids how to build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. The other "Gravitrax" – an interactive marble run STEM toy – gave kids a chance to design and build race tracks and experiment with gravity, magnetism, and kinetics to propel a ball to the finish. “They were a challenging activities, but the kids were all engaged with the tasks and had a ball,” Ms Browne said.
