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Try-it Truck comes to Menlo Park Library on Aug. 20

by Contributed Content on August 17, 2019

The Bay Area Discover Museum Try-It Truck, fun on wheels for students in Grades K-5, comes to the Menlo Park Library on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

This engineering lab-on-wheels introduces children to the engineering design process and high- and low-tech tools while encouraging them to take risks and try new ideas.

This event is made possible thanks to generous support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.

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Next USGS public lecture on July 25 focuses on phenology

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USGS public lecture on May 30 examines mapping of Rodgers Creek Fault

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Science Night returns to Menlo Park Library on March 28

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