New Report Shows Strong Partnerships Between Libraries and Afterschool Programs
A Guest Post by Melissa Ballard (Afterschool Alliance) The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with STAR Net, has a new report showing how afterschool programs and libraries [...]
Science Kits for STREAM Educators
I have recently discovered a great not-so-new resource for teachers and librarians - Biology in a Box! This program, now in it's 25th year, was created [...]
STEAM Benchmarks
We know that hands-on or experiential learning is great for patrons of all ages, and that it’s particularly powerful in STEAM learning opportunities. Skokie Public [...]
Museum Alliance Professional Development Telecon
Topic: Universe of Learning - Beyond the Solar System: Cosmic Disks Date: September 7, 2017, Thursday Time: 12:30pm PT (3:30pm ET) Leader: Jeffrey Nee Overview: [...]
Sharpie Tie-Dye
As summer comes to an end and many of our patrons are busy on vacation or getting ready to go back to school, we were [...]
What is an Eclipse, Anyway? Create an Eclipse to Prepare for the Eclipse
Like most everyone in the country, I'm getting ready for the eclipse. The local science museum, about a mile away from my branch, will be [...]