Lake Zurich nine-year-old Victoria Strong and her partner Teagan Jones, 10, also of Lake Zurich, react to their successful robot programming Jan. 2 at the Ela Area Public Library. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
Lake Zurich kids Daniel Polites and Jack McConnell give their robot a test run Jan. 2 during the Ela Area Public Library's LEGO Mindstorms robot programming event. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
Lake Zurich 11-year-old Daniel Polites (left) Jack McConnell, 9, also of Lake Zurich, program their robot Jan. 2 during the Ela Area Public Library's LEGO Mindstorms programming event. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
Lake Zurich 10-year-old Issa Yoshino enters data into his robot Jan. 2 during the Ela Area Public Library's LEGO Mindstorms programming class. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
LAKE ZURICH — A bunch of District 95 fourth- and fifth-graders kept busy over winter break by programming LEGO robots at the Ela Area Public Library. Barb Kalchbrenner, the library’s children’s programmer, explained that the young participants downloaded computer software to the small robots, which … Read More