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Atomic Alex, from Mad Science hosted a workshop about dinosaurs Saturday morning at the Lewiston Public Library. The mostly hands-on experience kept children and adults busy digging through sand, examining fossil artifacts, assembling model dinosaur skeletons, and becoming “paleontologist-in-training.”

It was one of a continuing free event sponsored by the library in the children’s department. Next Saturday there will be a paint workshop; registration is required.

Photos by Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer.

Paige Philbrick, left, Hannah McKenney, middle and Bodie McKenney check out a dinosaur tooth replica.
Theodore Roy assembles a dinosaur from numerous parts.
Shea Taylor examines a replica dinosaur skeleton Saturday morning during the Mad Science Dinosaur Workshop at the Lewiston Public Library.
While Charlie Libby, right, digs through sand to find replica dinosaur bones, teeth and other artifacts, his friend, Zeeke Iraola drizzles sand back into the container Saturday morning during the Mad Science Dinosaur Workshop at the Lewiston Public Library.
Atomic Alex from Mad Science, background in white coat, talks with Zeeke Iraola Saturday morning during the Mad Science Dinosaur Workshop at the Lewiston Public Library. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Theodore Roy assembles a dinosaur from numerous parts Saturday morning during the Mad Science Dinosaur Workshop at the Lewiston Public Library. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...