Andy Brosig/News-Sun The Hobbs Public Library has proven to be a valuable resource for Carley Pettigrew and her homeschooled brood — Henry, 10, Porter, 6, and Clare, 4. And it offered a welcome respite to the family when they moved to Hobbs in 2020 so dad, Kyle, could take an engineering job at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant west of …

Science Spectrum instructor Satina Whelen sets up a science project Wednesday during a Crazy Chemistry a Got Science program held at the Hobbs Public Library. The hands on program is run by the Science Spectrum instructors from Lubbock. The next seven programs include Grossology (Oct. 11), Curious Case of CSI (Nov. 8), Holiday Science (Dec. 13), Dissect This! (Jan. 10), …

The Hobbs Public Library is turning into a science laboratory once a month throughout the year. Hobbs students in the fourth through eighth grades are invited to participate in the Hobbs Library new program called Got Science?!? The new program will have students participating in a hands-on workshop that will be run by Science Spectrum instructors from Lubbock. “It’s a …