Link to July 22 Indianapolis Star article, "Young readers build catapults as part of Greenwood library program".
Excerpt: "Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds" is this year's theme, and children have been learning about medieval times since the program kicked off in June. Since then, more than 1,500 adults and children have signed up for the program.
In addition to building catapults, the youngsters have learned about tapestries, knights, gothic calligraphy and more.
The Society for Creative Anachronism also has helped participants understand the time period by holding a medieval fair at the library earlier this month.
For 7-year-old Sophie Shackelford, one of the highlights of the July 14 event was making her own catapult to launch a button. After fixing a sticky-tape problem, she launched a marshmallow more than four feet.
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