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Celebrate Pi Day with NASA!

March 11, 2021 CoVid-19 Resources, STEAM

When: Friday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 16 Where: Online Target Audience: K-12 students and educators, parents, museums, science centers and planetariums Overview: NASA is joining schools, students and science centers across the U.S. to […]

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A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Mae Jemison

February 2, 2021 CoVid-19 Resources, STEAM, Technology

Celebration of African American Life & History: Dr. Mae Jemison PBS Books, in partnership with ASALH, will host a virtual conversation with trailblazer Dr. Mae Jemison on Wednesday, February 3 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT on Facebook Live, Youtube (PBS Books and ASALH), and […]

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Family Activities for Video Conferencing Platforms

December 15, 2020 CoVid-19 Resources, STEAM, Technology, Uncategorized

Making the decision to cancel in person gatherings is hard. Video calls with a big group can be awkward and not feel like you truly connected with the other people. Planning a game or activity […]

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Girls Who Code Book Club Starts September 1st!

August 26, 2020 Programs, STEAM, Technology

This upcoming Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 from 5-6pm we will be having our first fall Girls Who Code meeting! This program is for 3-5th graders. Last spring we focused on the nonfiction Girls Who Code […]

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Send a Postcard to Space!

July 27, 2020 CoVid-19 Resources, STEAM, Technology

Here is the link! More info? Club for the Future, is posing the question, “Why do you think Earth needs space?” to students around the world, and asking them to draw or write their idea […]

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Follow Perseverance to Mars 6/30/2020 @ 3pm

June 12, 2020 STEAM, Technology

The Perseverance robot will launch this summer (July 17 – August 5, 2020) and head to the Jezero Crater on Mars, where it will land at the foot of a river delta which was clearly […]

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NASA: Next Moon Step Challenge

June 11, 2020 CoVid-19 Resources, STEAM

Did you watch the NASA & SpaceX rocket launch last weekend? NASA is also planning to send women to the Moon with Project Artemis. The “Next Moon Step” is their summer art challenge for kids […]

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Hour of Code Week is Coming Up!

November 27, 2019 Programs, STEAM, Technology

Hour of Code Week will take place from December 9th to 15th. This is a national initiative in computer science education — the week was formerly known as Computer Science Education Week. As Heidi Partovi, […]

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NEW TECH ALERT: Kindle Fire Kids Edition

December 20, 2018 Collections, STEAM, Technology, Uncategorized

We are proud to announce a new inside-the-library gaming option for the little ones! Ever since the library renovation, we have been without the old children’s game computers. Using a computer mouse requires a lot […]

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Never Got Your Hogwarts Letter?

December 19, 2018 Collections, STEAM, Technology

Just in time for the January 4, 2019 Locked in the Library, we are proud to introduce a brand new STEM Kit: The Harry Potter Kano Wand Kit! This kit includes the Harry Potter Kano […]

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