![]() “We really wanted to do something for the community and this is the first in-person event we’ve had in more than two years.” “We’re just so thrilled that we could actually do something in person outdoors and the weather is great,” she said. Saturday’s four hours of fun and learning was also the first NASA My Library event held in Waimea since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. ![]() The goal of the NASA My Library initiative is to encourage STEM learning and STEM interest in the community with the support of NASA resources,” said Phyllis Kanekuni, who helped organize the fun-filled event. “We want to encourage STEM learning in the community. NASA provides a variety of resources for activities, as well as stickers and other goodies to give away to participants. NASA My Library is a STEM education initiative created to increase and enhance STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently under-represented in STEAM education. This is how you learn - just extra effort,” added fellow parent, Abigail Bordigioni, who tipped off Grossman and other parents to the free educational event after seeing a flyer posted at the Kamuela Post Office. “There’s not a lot of opportunities in Waimea for extra curricular learning.” ![]() It’s so interactive and there’s so many knowledgeable people,” said parent Ilene Grossman as her daughter took part in creating a moon phase garland at one of the four activity tables set up by Girl Scouts of Hawaii. The activities were geared for all ages, and ranged from learning about the cutting-edge telescope and how a star forms to how scientists use different light filters to study stars and more.
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