{"id":5233,"date":"2026-10-30T21:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/?page_id=5233"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:26:32","slug":"summer-library-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/?page_id=5233","title":{"rendered":"Summer Library Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026 Summer Library Program<\/h4><\/div>

The Edgerton Explorit Center\u2019s educators a wonderful demonstration and labs that will cover the \u201cColor My World Summer\u201d Library theme! We book fast for summer programs, so make your reservations today! (Please note mileage and, if needed, overnight accommodations are added to program cost.) Call us at 402-694-4032 or email mary@edgerton.org to schedule.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cost for Library Program<\/h4><\/div>

First demonstration or lab: $400
\nEach additional demonstration or lab: $160<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Planetarium: $425 (half day) or $850 (full day)<\/h4><\/div>

Half day consists of up to four half hour shows done every 45 minutes
\nFull day is up to eight half hour shows done every 45 minutes
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Requires open space at least 20 feet per side with 10 foot ceilings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Science Discovery Day: $1,950<\/h4><\/div>

Full day of STEAM activities for an entire school
\nChoose from any combination of six demonstrations and\/or labs for the event
\n<\/span>Traveling Explorit Zone setup for entire program<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Family Night Program: $1000<\/h4><\/div>

Includes one demonstration
\nTraveling Explorit Zone setup for up to 2 hours
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No labs available with this program<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hands-On Lab Activities<\/h1><\/div>
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Color Mixing (Pre-K and up)<\/b>
\nNothing is more fun for beginning scientists than blending and making things change before their eyes. This lab is all about colors, mixing, pouring, and analysis. Students will get to do their own filling, pouring, and mixing as we start with the primary colors and create the full rainbow spectrum. 30-45 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Density Tubes\/ Lava Tubes (Pre-K and up)<\/b>
\nDensity is a hard idea to grasp, until you see it in action. We use oil and water to make our own lava lamps. Sealing baby soda bottles, oil, water, and color tabs make this lab colorful and safe. Students can do almost all of it entirely on their own, with a little help from adults. 30-45<\/span><\/p>\n

Spectroscopes (4th and up)<\/b>
\nHow can scientists identify the composition of a star \u2014 or the gas inside of a street light \u2014 by looking at its light? In this lab, we\u2019ll build a spectroscope, a device that breaks up light into component colors. Students examine at least two \u201cstars\u201d to see if they can determine the elements that make them shine. 45-60 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Portable Planetarium (All Age Ranges)<\/h1><\/div>
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An interactive tour of the night sky, with our portable planetarium, we literally bring the colors of the universe and adventure to you! Our inflatable dome and projection system cannot only show you the night sky as it appears from Earth, but we can travel throughout the Solar System as well. We can even recreate a view of the sky from the Moon and can even show you the magic of an eclipse. Shows last thirty minutes and are performed every forty five minutes. Planetarium requires a room at least 20 feet per side with a ceiling of 10 feet high.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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*Round trip mileage will be in addition to EOTM programming fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Educators leave Aurora no earlier than 6 am and return no later than 11 pm. Depending on your requests, lodging may be necessary. This cost is additional, and is not included in the EOTM price.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1072,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5233","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5260,"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5233\/revisions\/5260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.edgerton.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}