“State of the Sciences: Live!” returns to Hunt Library

Father and daughter looking through telescope.

“State of the Sciences: Live! at the Library”—a fun, interactive, family-friendly collaboration between the College of Sciences and the NCSU Libraries—happens Friday, April 13 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. throughout the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.

Registration for the event is closed -- capacity has been reached.

The event, which will be part of the North Carolina Science Festival, is free and open to the public.

  • Featured events and activities include:
  • Stargazing with the Astronomy Club
  • Interactive video games and robotics technology, including a chess-playing robot
  • Spectacular scenes of astrophysics and mathematics in talks in the library’s Teaching and Visualization Lab
  • Science-themed arts performances, including a math-inspired dance
  • Pub-style science trivia competition
  • Kid-friendly science presentation by “Albert Einstein” and “Isaac Newton”
  • Basketball shot accuracy demos with statisticians
  • Virtual reality and 3D printing demos (provided by NCSU Libraries)
  • Behind-the-scenes tours of the bookBot, the library’s state-of-the-art book delivery system