Kids get their passport to the stars at MPL's Headlands Branch

Kids show off the solar systems they created during the Passport to the Stars program at Mentor Public Library.

Kids earned their passport to the stars during a special story time Saturday at Mentor Public Library's Headlands Branch.

The kids got crafty, creating night skies out of papier-mâché and constructing their own solar systems. They also learned all about constellations.

Riley celebrates creating her own tiny universe from papier-mache.

And the adventure has just begun!

Each month at our Headlands Branch, kids can earn another stamp in their Passport to the Imagination.

In February, they will travel to the arctic circle; in March, they'll go to the hometown of Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and good old Charlie Brown; and, in April, they'll go digital with a passport to passcodes.

All of these programs are free and open to all kids.

For more programs at Mentor Public Library, visit our online event calendar.

Cheyenne puts the finishing touches on her solar system.

Visit our Facebook page for more photos from our Passport to the Stars program.

BeachFest!

Christine and Olivia (on the right) try to decide what color they should top off their sand art with.

We want to thank everyone who made sand art at our tent or grabbed a book or two from our Pop-Up Library Saturday at BeachFest!

We hope you had as much fun as we did.

Allison and Brian smile as they add another layer to Allison's sand art.

We'll be having more Pop-Up Libraries in August, as well. You'll find it during the Mentor Rocks concerts, Matt Henk Benefit Softball Tournament, Concord Community Days, Mentor CityFest and more!

Christopher shows us his almost finished jar.

For more—seriously, a lot more—photos from BeachFest, check out Mentor Library's Facebook page.

Also, to the artist who sculpted an enormous Velveteen Rabbit, thanks for making us cry at the beach.