Gaining STEM skills is as important for young children as learning to read, asserts a new report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and supported by the National Science Foundation. Libraries could play a critical role in this call for more preschool STEM learning opportunities.
In Call for Early STEM Learning, Libraries Cited as Potential ‘Charging Stations’
By on February 9, 2017
Libraries Join National Initiative To Transform Public Housing into Book-Rich Environments
By on January 9, 2017
The Book-Rich Environment Initiative will serve children living in HUD-assisted housing—and encourage families to use local libraries. The U.S. DOE and the National Book Foundation are among the new project’s partners.
New York Libraries To Offer Wi-Fi Hotspots to Needy Students
By on September 30, 2016
New York City Schools partners with the city’s three library systems, Google, and Sprint to bring free, year-long Wi-Fi service to households without it.
A NC Library Brings Wi-Fi Hotspots to Students in Need
By on September 27, 2016
Partnering with Sprint, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is allowing students who don’t have Wi-Fi at home to check out portable hotspots.
Seven Surprising Benefits of Maker Spaces
By on August 2, 2016
Noted experts Carrie and Alton Barron explain one of the single most important ways a librarian can point patrons to optimal intellectual and emotional experiences.
Pokémon GO: What Do Librarians Need To Know?
By on July 12, 2016
Where’s Pikachu? How libraries are connecting with patrons over this wildly popular new virtual treasure hunt that uses geolocation—and why the game raises privacy concerns.
Get Teens Interested in Digital Preservation
By on April 18, 2016
With Digital Preservation Week nearly upon us, here’s how to entice a group that can be slow to embrace the idea—–teens—to pick up the gauntlet.
Teens Teach Computer Science at a CA Library
By on April 5, 2016
In Cupertino, young adults teach computer science to peers and run an all-night hackathon at the library.
