Peyton Burnham, 5, of Farmington touches a horseshoe crab Tuesday at New Vineyard Library. The library hosted a tide pool Traveling Natural History Program presented by the Chewonki Foundation of Wiscasset. Nearly 70 curious children, parents and grandparents attended the touch-and-learn presentation. Franklin Journal photo by Dee Menear

Jessica Woodend, science educator with Chewonki Foundation of Wiscasset dresses as a barnacle Tuesday as part of a Traveling Natural History Program at New Vineyard Library. Nearly 70 curious children, parents and grandparents attended the touch-and-learn tide pool presentation. Franklin Journal photo by Dee Menear

Lillian Mills, 10, and Meagan Fletcher, 6, both of New Vineyard peer at a variety of ocean creatures Tuesday at new Vineyard Library. The library hosted a tide pool Traveling Natural History Program presented by the Chewonki Foundation of Wiscasset. Nearly 70 curious children, parents and grandparents attended the touch-and-learn presentation. Franklin Journal photo by Dee Menear