Shannon Sumner (left) stirs together a melting mix of butters and essential oils while talking to Katie Cronce at a do-it-yourself body butter-making class on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 at the Kenai Community Library. Kenai librarian Ryanna Thurman teaches a DIY classs about once a month, showing attendees how to make their own deodorants, chapstick, perfume, and other products. Past session have charged participants material fees, but the nonprofit group Friends of Kenai Community Library have begun covering the cost, Thurman said, so the classes are now offered for free. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
