BAKER CITY — Something big has arrived at the Baker County Library.

Simply follow the footprints to a temporary exhibit in the children’s section where you can learn about dinosaurs in Oregon, and other facts about these creatures that once roamed the Earth.

The library, 2400 Resort St., is hosting this traveling exhibit through Nov. 15. It is titled “Oregon’s Dino Story” and was developed by the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon.

The display spends about a month at each location. “Oregon’s Dino Story” features five stations, a map, a simulated fossil dig, dinosaur footprints and inflatable dinosaurs (which quickly catch the eyes of youngsters).

Visitors will learn how fossils are created (minerals fill the spaces left by bones, and turn into stone over millions of years), as well as characteristics that define a dinosaur.

A stacking game provides an interactive way to learn how long ago dinosaurs lived, and another display talks about why dinosaur fossils are rare in Oregon.

A program video is available at https://vimeo.com/518814795.

Hours

The Baker County Library is open seven days a week. The hours are:

• Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
• Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

Information

To stay updated on library news and programs, visit bakerlib.org or follow the Facebook page, Baker County Library District.

This exhibit will travel around Oregon through 2024. Here are some other stops in Eastern Oregon:

• Southern Wasco County Library, Maupin, Jan. 17-Feb. 21, 2023
• Umatilla Public Library, May 9-June 6, 2023
• Cook Memorial Library, La Grande, Aug. 22-Sept. 19, 2023
• Hermiston Public Library, Aug. 6-Sept. 10, 2024

Other dates are currently still open. For details, visit mnch.uoregon.edu/museum-adventures-traveling-exhibits.