1.WHY STEM IN LIBRARIES? Create excitement Increase motivation for learning Make a connection with schools Bring more users Variety of programming Partner with community Increase librarys place as an indispensable part of a learning community

2. STEM PLANNING Range and Scope Teaching, Information Literacy and Educational Support Collection Development Research and Publishing Outreach Partnerships Funding 3. RANGE AND SCOPE Target audience Subjects Scale Programs and classes 4. LEGO CONTEST 5. FAB LAB CLASSES 6. Get Everyone Involved 7. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 8. CREATIVE SKILLS & CRITICAL THINKING 9. COMMUNITY PARTNERS 10. VOLUNTEERS 11. FUNDING Government grants - National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/funding/ Corporate grants American Honda Foundation corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx Stemgrants.com Starnetlibraries.com Local businesses, stores, companies. 12. HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS? 13. ONLINE RESOURCES, NETWORKING Starnetlibraries.org www.ngcproject.org/ Pinterest.com, search for STEM projects Linkedin groups Pbslearningmedia.org spark.ieee.org http://librarymakers.blogspot.com/ ALSC blog http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/ YALSA blog http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/ Afterschoolscience.org 14. CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION 15. STEAM: SCIENCE 16. STEAM: TECHNOLOGY 17. STEAM: ENGINEERING 18. STEAM ART: PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHIC DESIGN 19. STEAM: Math 20. STEAM @ OCLS 21. Questions?