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More than basketball

School vacation is next week and if you and your kids are not up to attending the wide array of high school basketball games Maine has to offer, many of our partners have other activities your familiy might enjoy. The Challenger Learning Center is having a science camp for ages 5 through grade 5. Your children will build […]

Need to borrow a telescope? Go to the library!

Winter time is great star-gazing time and the constellation Orion is prominent in the night skies. The Bangor Public Library started circulating our new Orion Starblast Telescope the first week in December. The Orion Starblast is a 4.5 inch reflective telescope. It comes with instructions about using the telescope, a National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Constellations and a headlamp. […]

Star Wars Reads Day

Star Wars may be science fiction, but it has inspired several generations to learn more about physics, astronomy, and of course, the possibility of lightsaber technology. October 11, 2014, is the third annual Star Wars Reads Day in North America, and the first worldwide. One of the Maine Science Festival’s partners, the Bangor Public Library, is having […]