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Informal
Library
Youth
Programs Global STEMx Education
Conference
September 20, 2013
Jennifer Hopwood
Training Coordinator
Southern Maryland Regional Library Association
Amy Koester
Children’s Librarian
St. Charles City-County Library District
LittleeLit.com Blog Manager
• Building Community Partnerships
• STEM @ the Library
• Summer of STEM
• Readers Advisory
• Helpful Resources
AGENDA
Change is constant
even when we don’t
perceive it!
• National Initiatives
• Partners in Education
• Funding Opportunities
• Collection Promotion
• Paradigm Shifting
• More Parent Involvement!
Why STEM at the
Library?
Schools & Libraries
Together!
• Extended Reach
• Project Collaboration
• Shared Resources
• Kids Win!
Building Partnerships
• Determine Your Need
• Timing
• Give Back What You Take
• Evaluate
STEM @ the Library
• Informal STEM opportunities
• Formal programming
• Outreach potential
Informal STEM Activities
• Observation Stations
• Take-home Activities
• “Make it, Take it”
• Take-Home Kits & Bundles
STEM @ the Library:
Programming with Younger
Students
STEM @ the Library:
Programming with Older Students
2014: The Summer of STEM
• Nation-wide Summer Reading Programs
• Children: Fizz, Boom, Read!
• Teens: Spark a Reaction!
Collection
Development:
Time to Weed!
• Publication Date > 5 years
• New Discoveries
• Outdated Technology
• Condition
• Relevancy!
What a Great Pair!
Pair Non-Fiction Titles with Fiction
• Connects to Common Core State Standards for Literacy
• Enforces Concepts through Real-World Understanding
• Connects Relevancy to Own Lives• Increases Comprehension • Access point for readers of both types of
literature.
City Dog, Country Frog
By Mo Willems
978-1423103004
Pre-School – Grade 1
• Frogs
• Life-Cycles
Frogs
By Gail Gibbons
978-0823411344
Water Castle
By Megan Frazer Blakemore
9780802728395
Grades 4-7
• Chemistry
• Elements
10 Inventors Who Changed
the World
By Clive Gifford
9780753462591
Readers Advisory Resource:
The Nonfiction Detectives
www.nonfictiondetectives.com
Helpful Resources
• Blogs
• Education Websites
– pbs.org/teachers/stem
– nasa.gov/education
– discoveryeducation.com
• Social Media
– LinkedIn Group “STEM in Libraries”
The Show Me Librarian
showmelibrarian.blogspot.com
Little eLit
LittleeLit.com
• STEMfinity @STEMfinity
• Stem-Works @Stem_Works
• NASA Education @NASAedu
• SmithsonianEducation @SmithsonianEdu
• Abigail Harrison, Aspiring Astronaut @AstronautAbby # STEM
#STEAM
• Leland Melvin @Astro_Flow
• Will.i.am @iamwill
#iamSTEAM
http://pinterest.com/jhopwood80/stem
Just
because
it’s on the
internet
doesn’t
mean it’s
true?!
Thanks
for
joining
us!
