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Participants in 3 categories (families, kids aged 6-11, kids 12 and up) were encouraged to test their engineering skills. The challenge was to design a way to land their lunar modules which carried an egg inside. The Johnston Fire Department brought…

Library employee Janene Parks examines the book display during the "Visions of the Universe" Grand Opening.

In 2010, Green Days was held while the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit was on display. The crafts were in keeping with the theme: paper "starglasses" (sunglasses); telescopes made from paper towel tubes with a picture of Saturn, the moon,…

Declan Schuessler stands beside on the of the free-standing panels of the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit during the Grand Opening.

Dennis Schuessler examines one of the free-standing panels from the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit during the Grand Opening. Behind him from left to right: Carol Crane, Lisa Cooper, her daughter Phoebe, and an unidentified woman. Library…

Willona Goers stands beside one of the free-standing panels of the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit during the Grand Opening.

Carol Crane examines memorabilia that was part of the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit during the Grand Opening.

Louise Whitlow stands beside one of the free-standing panels of the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit during the Grand Opening.

All sixth graders from the Johnston Community School District visited the Library May 10-12 to see the "Visions of the Universe" traveling exhibit. The Library also arranged for the Science Center of Iowa to brings its portable planetarium to the…

Space mission memorabilia including the autographs of all 12 moon walkers, autographs of aviation pioneers such as Orville Wright and the Gemini astronauts, and signed books by more recent astronauts. The displays were part of the traveling exhibit,…