LYMAN — Four-year-old Olivia Caruso, with the help of her mother, Sarah, pasted cotton balls onto a piece of a paper plate Saturday morning at the Community Library.

The two sat at the craft table, located in the center of the library, and made a rainbow mobile.

“It’s a nice break from the sun,” said Sarah Caruso.

She said the family lives in New York in the winter, and this was their first summer in Lyman and first time at the library, and they were enjoying their time there.

As the morning progressed, other children made their way to the craft table, stopping by to make a rainbow mobile or a kite sun catcher.

The library this summer is hosting a drop-in craft session on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. Last Wednesday, the project was exploding art, mixing Alka-Seltzer and paint in a film canister, resulting in the canister rocketing into the air and creating a paint splatter, said Librarian Leila Roy. A schedule of upcoming projects can be found at the library.

Roy said since she started her position at the library about a year ago, she wanted to add more children’s activities and events to the library’s itinerary. She said growing up in a small town, she looked forward to regular trips to the library, and she wants to make the library a community hub.

The library also hosts a LEGO club as well as a summer reading program in which participants can earn merit badges.

Tabitha Soule said she regularly brings her two children to the library to participate in the drop-in craft times.

“The kids absolutely love it,” she said. “They ask me every Wednesday and Saturday if they can come here and participate.”

Soule said she appreciates the efforts Roy has made, and said the activities have been a major draw to the local children.

— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, Ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.