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Dinosaurs were the topic of interest during Dinosaur Month at the Amenia Library. A team from Poughkeepsie’s Discovery Museum offered a program on dinosaurs for the very young on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Reading a storybook was the museum’s Field Trip Coordinator Kolene Craven, left, accompanied by Lillyanne Cowdery-Faimon, Director of STEAM Engagement. Discovery Museum will return to the library in mid-September with a program on robotics.

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Dinosaurs were the topic of interest during Dinosaur Month at the Amenia Library. A team from Poughkeepsie’s Discovery Museum offered a program on dinosaurs for the very young on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Reading a storybook was the museum’s Field Trip Coordinator Kolene Craven, left, accompanied by Lillyanne Cowdery-Faimon, Director of STEAM Engagement. Discovery Museum will return to the library in mid-September with a program on robotics.

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