Hi All,
I’ve had a number of inquiries on “how to participate,” but really all
public libraries will be able to reserve and check-out the facilitation kits starting in mid-July or so. Also, we will be offering training to public library staff in September. For training dates and more information please go to
our website but most importantly stay tuned for details. I’ll be posting here on Michlib-L when registration and kit reservations are open, towards mid-July. Kits will circulate all this year and in coming years, too.
Thank you,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
LancasterC5@michigan.gov
| 517-335-8129
| www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan
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Subject: [Michlib-l] NASA @ My Library coming to Michigan!
The Library of Michigan is excited to share the attached (or see below) news about
NASA @ My Library coming to Michigan!
Please stay tuned for further announcements on how to request a kit and workshop registration, these will open later this summer.
Thank you,
Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
LancasterC5@michigan.gov
| 517-335-8129
| www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan
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The Library of Michigan brings NASA@ My Library to Michigan
Libraries June 8, 2018 LANSING – The Library of Michigan is one of only four state library agencies to be selected for
NASA@ My Library, a nationwide science-technology initiative, the Michigan Department of Education announced today. The Library of Michigan will receive resources, training, and support through
NASA@ My Library, a STEM education initiative that will increase and enhance STEM learning opportunities for library patrons through the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently underserved in STEM education. State Librarian Randy Riley said that collaborating with NASA and its partners creates a unique opportunity for public libraries across Michigan to
access essential STEM resources, activities, and hands-on training. The resources and training will be available for local libraries across Michigan to access beginning in July. “The end goal of
NASA@ My Library is to get STEM training to communities that may not have access to many STEM resources, and that public libraries make for an engaging site for the project,” Riley said. “The Library of Michigan will be circulating activity kits directly
to libraries to steer programming for all ages and will be offering training this fall to public library staff.” The project is led by the National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the Space Science Institute (SSI), in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public
Programs Office, the Pacific Science Center, Cornerstones of Science and the Education Development Center. Additional support for this project comes from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS).
For more information on the
NASA@ My Library program, please contact Cathy Lancaster, Youth Services Coordinator at the Library of Michigan, 517-335-8129 or at
LancasterC5@Michigan.gov. # # # The Library of Michigan is an agency within the Michigan Department of Education and is dedicated to providing the people of this state and their
government one perpetual institution to collect and preserve Michigan publications, conduct reference and research and support libraries statewide. To learn more, visit
www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan.
For information about the NASA@ My Library program, visit
https://www.starnetlibraries.org/portfolio-items/nasa-my-library/.
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