On June 4, ESCONI was at the Coal City Library to kick off summer with exhibits of fossils, geodes, and our popular dig box. Jody Gosain and Jim Bigler presented to over 150 people including 100 children. Interestingly, the library itself has three beautiful collection of Mazon Creek fossils donated by locals over the years. So many residents told stories of relatives having “tullies” , buckets full of concretions collected over the years and asking how to get them to open, and playing along the creek and finding beautiful specimens! Many were surprised to learn just how fortunate they were to be at the center of one of the few places on earth where this Carboniferous magic occurs!