Shawnee Library's Bugfest

  • Jackson Rowell, 12, and Gavin Heath, 10, both of Norman, study a Thorny Devil Walkingstick, which was part of the OSU Extension Insect Adventure during Bugfest at the Shawnee Public Library on May 30. The annual event is part of Health Week and also featured the Okies for Monarchs booth, honey tasting, an opportunity to try fried mealworms and several organization booths. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Jackson Rowell, 12, and Gavin Heath, 10, both of Norman, study a Thorny Devil Walkingstick, which was part of the OSU Extension Insect Adventure during Bugfest at the Shawnee Public Library on May 30. The annual event is part of Health Week and also featured the Okies for Monarchs booth, honey tasting, an opportunity to try fried mealworms and several organization booths. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • Vonceil Harmon and Heather Rowell, far right, with Okies for Monarchs offer information, wildflower seeds and coloring sheets to a mother and her children during Bugfest at the Shawnee Public Library on May 30. Okies for Monarchs, which formed in 2016, is a nonprofit and part of the Oklahoma Monarch Society, and Harmon is a biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Transporation. For more information, visit okiesformonarchs.org.
    Vonceil Harmon and Heather Rowell, far right, with Okies for Monarchs offer information, wildflower seeds and coloring sheets to a mother and her children during Bugfest at the Shawnee Public Library on May 30. Okies for Monarchs, which formed in 2016, is a nonprofit and part of the Oklahoma Monarch Society, and Harmon is a biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Transporation. For more information, visit okiesformonarchs.org.
  • Shawnee Children's Librarian Logan Moore, far right, hands a sample of fried mealworms to Killian Keathley, 12, of Shawnee, as fellow librarian Jairo Montelongo looks on, during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 30.
    Shawnee Children's Librarian Logan Moore, far right, hands a sample of fried mealworms to Killian Keathley, 12, of Shawnee, as fellow librarian Jairo Montelongo looks on, during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 30.
  • Library Health Coordinator Channah Walker, left, offers three types of honey for Merritt Grace Nichols, 5, of Choctaw, to taste, as Avedis Foundation member Audrey Seeliger of Maud watches during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 30.
    Library Health Coordinator Channah Walker, left, offers three types of honey for Merritt Grace Nichols, 5, of Choctaw, to taste, as Avedis Foundation member Audrey Seeliger of Maud watches during Bugfest at Shawnee Public Library on May 30.

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