Afterschool Mentoring Program granted $23,620.00

Katherine McKay and Mike McVey play aliens from the planet Glorp being interviewed by Roger Connelly, far right, who was taking questions from the audience during the OKC Improv event at McLoud Public Library on July 22. Visit www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org for upcoming Summer Reading Challenge events. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

"Pop Magano," played by Savannah Gordon, demonstrates her skill with a lasso, as "Tam," played by Olivia Flores, left, and the "Queen of Knocked Sara Stro," played by Cheyenne Holland, watch during "The Magic Flute Goes West!" Presented by Painted Sky Opera as a McLoud Public Library event, the kid-friendly opera was performed at McLoud's American Legion on July 17. In August, Painted Sky Opera will present Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the Civic Center in OKC.

State 4-H STEM Innovator Tori Nelms watches the stopwatch on her phone as Nina Tomlin, 9; Barrett Gates, 8; and Norimi Tomlin, 7; all of Shawnee, test their zip line container, which holds a ping pong ball, during the 'Build It: Zip Line Zoom' program at the Shawnee Public Library on July 21. Children worked together to build their containers, then tested them on six already-made zip lines made of cotton string or fishing line. Fellow Innovators Madison Maddox & Tony Nelms, plus 4-H Educator Kacie Jasper.