At the library: Space camp set for takeoff

Our Teen Services librarian, Justin Dinger, first hosted Space Camp in 2019. He saw a solicitation from NASA seeking sites to host summer classes for middle- and high school students. As a kid, Justin’s dream was to become an astronaut. He states that his math skills are not the best, so he settled for the second-best job in the world as a librarian.

That first year, Justin traveled to Ohio for training and to meet some of the scientists and engineers working on real-world NASA projects. This year, training was done via Zoom.

This year’s “NASA Space Camp: Sound Off!” will be held 1-4 p.m. Mond...