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| Aroostook Republican Photo/Lisa Wilcox Harrison Landes, far right, roots on his worm while Mia Rockwell, left, and Emily Gallagher stare at Rockwell’s worm, which has simply curled up into a ball, during worm races held at the Caribou Public Library on Thursday as part of the Dig Into Reading summer program. |
By Lisa Wilcox
Staff Writer
CARIBOU — This year, the Caribou Library summer program for children in grades 1 through 4 is called Dig Into Reading, teaching the children about activities that go on under the earth. The young participants were able to do things such as plant seeds and watch them sprout, make fossils and learn about worm composting.
Betty Rinehart of Caribou has had a worm farm for approximately 15 years. She originally purchased the red worms from Vermont.
Rinehart brought her farm to the library for the children to see and explained to them about the important role the wiggly creatures play in recycling food waste and moving and mixing soil.
After Rinehart’s presentation, the children were provided with instructions on how to start their own worm farm. They were also given a night crawler to enter in the first annual Caribou Public Library worm races and listened to worm riddles and jokes.
The Dig Into Reading summer program continues until Thursday, Aug.1. In the last few weeks of the program, the participants will be studying rocks and learning about archaeology.
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| Aroostook Republican Photo/Lisa Wilcox Kayley Bell, left, and Marissa Jackson place their worms in a cup to take home from the Caribou Public Library after learning about worms and composting during the Dig Into Reading summer program. |
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| Aroostook Republican Photo/Lisa Wilcox From left, Matthew Okulski, Simon Ayer and Ava Finelli check out the worms in Betty Rinehart’s red worm composting farm that she brought to the Caribou Public Library during the Dig Into Reading summer program. |
