Auburn, MA Public Library

Joan Noonan, of the Auburn Public Library contacted me a couple of months ago to discuss the possibility of doing a rocket build/launch to coincide with their reading of "The Rocket Boys" as a part of their library program.

Only too happy to help, when my schedule allows, we set some dates and started to put together some numbers of how many builders we could expect.

The build took place 2 weeks ago, with a room full of excited young modelers and their excited parents too!  We had two hours to build the Thing-a-ma-Jig kit, which is more than enough time.  Extra time was taken up discussing model rocketry as well as Auburn's historic place in the world of rocketry.  This was, after all, the home of all of Robert Goddard's early rocketry work!  

This past weekend Kathy and I traveled back down to Auburn to help the kids launch their Thing-a-ma-Jig kits while enjoying an afternoon in the New England sun.

This photo album covers the build session as well as the launch.  If you recognize yourself in any of these pictures and would like a full size (high resolution) version of the photo, please feel free to send me an email with your request.  Please be sure to request the actual file name to make it easier for me to locate the correct photo.

Click on the thumbnail images on the left to see a full size picture here.  

Enjoy!