There’s still space available for library staff to attend the NASA @ My Library workshop! We’ll be going over the activities in the kit, learning additional space STEM activities and how to adapt them for different age groups/family programming. Also, we’ll take a look at how to use telescopes (psst! We might be getting a couple for circulation come this Fall…).

See registration details & agenda below.

~ Cathy

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NASA @ My Library STEM Workshops

Laurie Bone, Senior Curator of Programs at Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium, will be providing a hands-on workshop for public library staff. These STEM workshops will cover the following content:

Overview of relevant astronomy terms and concepts
Strategies for effective deliver of STEM based activities for kids of all ages (children, teen, adults, families)
Ideas for Astronomy activities that librarians can use while developing their program plan
Materials to support at least one of the activities will be provided for each library. (1 per library in attendance)

Materials will be provided for each participant to do the activities. This provides an opportunity for the librarians to practice doing the activity, have conversation with the group to identify ways to expand or customize the activity to better fit individual needs, and will provide each participant with a sample project for use in programming. NASA Facilitation kits will be available in the near feature from LM for libraries to borrow. If the workshop nearest you is full, you can either join the waitlist or attend at a different location. Cost is $25/person and we have a strict cap on attendance & do expect the majority of these workshops to fill-up. If you are unable to attend after registering, please contact Mary Anne Smith ASAP at 517-373-1580 or SmithM99@michigan.gov to cancel and allow someone from the waitlist to attend.

DRAFT Agenda

9:30 AM – Registration & Networking

10:00 AM – Astronomy 101: Stars, Planets and Moons; NASA @ My Library Facilitation Kit review

12:30 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – NASA @ My Library Facilitation Kit review (cont.); Intro to the Telescope

4:00-4:30 PM – Wrap-up & Evaluation

Cost to register: $25

Workshop Locations

Tuesday, September 11
RAM Center

Manistee Room

104 Conservation Drive
Roscommon, MI 48653

Thursday, September 13

NMU Lydia M. Olson Library
in Harden Learning Resources Center

Classroom (TBA)

1700 Tracy Ave.
Marquette, MI 49855

Wednesday, September 19

Flint Public Library
Lower Level Meeting Room

1026 E. Kearsley St.

Flint, MI 48503

Friday, September 21

Kalamazoo Public Library

Van Deusen Room

315 S. Rose St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Monday, September 24

Bloomfield Township Public Library

LHG Community Room

1099 Lone Pine Rd.

Bloomfield Twp., MI 48302

Program updates for NASA @ My Library

NASA's Night Sky Network (NSN) is a nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy clubs bringing science, technology, and inspiration of NASA's missions to the general public. Go to bit.ly/FindNSN to find a NSN club near you for possible collaborations!

NASA's Solar System Ambassadors (SSA) is a program of volunteers that shares the latest in NASA's science and discoveries of their space exploration missions through events in their communities. For the SSA Directory for volunteers in your area go to: solarsystem.nasa.gov/ssa.

STEM In Libraries – StarNet offers resources & STEM activities for libraries.

Facilitation Kits – LM is awaiting the go-ahead to begin circulation of NASA @ My Library program facilitation kits on KitKeeper. As soon as we have the circulation set-up I will be posting an announcement with directions on how to reserve a kit.

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).

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