Celina, left, and Elliot Beaulieu, 5, play Thursday at the Build a Bird table at the Turner Public Library. The engaging activity was part of the Maine State Museum’s All About Birds! program, which is touring libraries across the state while the museum undergoes renovations. The program is designed to offer educational activities suitable for all learning levels, ensuring that families can enjoy the museum experience together. The Build a Bird table focuses on developing motor skills, encouraging experimentation, and fostering creative and inventive play. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Charlie Campbell-Brown, 7, experiments Thursday with his mother, Sara, at the Build a Better Beak table at the Turner Public Library, as Kerri Lapointe and her daughter Arriella, 6, work in the foreground. This activity was part of the Maine State Museum’s All About Birds! program, which has been touring libraries across the state while the museum is closed for renovations. The program aims to provide educational activities for all learning levels so that families can enjoy the museum experience together. The Build a Better Beak challenge encouraged participants to create a beak capable of picking up seeds of different sizes from a paper cup. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kerri Lapointe, right, and her daughter Arriella, 6, work Thursday at the Build a Better Beak table at the Turner Public Library. This activity was part of the Maine State Museum’s All About Birds! program, which has been touring libraries across the state while the museum is closed for renovations. The program aims to provide educational activities for all learning levels so that families can enjoy the museum experience together. The Build a Better Beak challenge encouraged participants to create a beak capable of picking up seeds of different sizes from a paper cup. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal