The library’s Maker Fest returns on Saturday, March 28, and this year, we’re blasting off into outer space.

Families and people of all ages are invited to the Downtown Library from 1-3 pm for an afternoon of crafts and activities featuring space, the stars, and maker technology, with partners including the University of Iowa’s Astronomy Lab and Observatory and School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, Collins Aerospace, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Star Lab Planetarium from the Curiosity Path.

The Cedar Amateur Astronomers will have solar telescopes on the LivingLearning Roof, weather permitting, to look at solar activity, as well as a cut-away telescope to demonstrate how that technology works. They will also be showing NASA’s “Artemis 1” documentary series throughout the event.

“Cedar Amateur Astronomers is very excited to offer the opportunity to learn about the Artemis Space Missions to the Moon and to give everyone a chance to use telescopes and see the cosmos for themselves,” said Cedar Amateur Astronomers vice-president Gordon Baustian.