For Winter Break, the Eastgate Branch will be holding a new Tech Time program in the afternoons. Today they have some of our robots set up and ready for you to tinker with. Be sure to stop in and check out what they have going on! Here is the rest of their schedule for this week: Wednesday, December 19 – […]
Hour of Code is a computer science education initiative celebrated during Computer Science Week, which is the first full week in December. This year it will be December 3-9 and AAPLD is ready for some coding! Monday, December 3 from 4-5 pm we will be learning about the basics of cryptography. Cryptography is the art of solving codes and is […]
You have been asking for it! Soo…This week’s STEAM time will be all about slime! We will be using the scientific method to compare several different types of slime. Not all slime is created equal, after all. And of course, there will also be an artsy craft to go along with the science. Registration is not required, just come on […]
This Saturday, September 22nd from 1-2pm, The Discovery Center Museum of Rockford will be at the library! Explore the world through a variety of fun activities including magnet manipulation, comparing colors, and fooling around with physics. This program is geared towards preschool-2nd graders. We look forward to seeing you this Saturday!
Do you have an old computer that has been sitting in your garage or basement for the past ten years? AAPLD’S Youth Technology Librarian would love to take that old dusty thing off your hands! Kiddos will get the opportunity to dissect unwanted computers on Thursday, October 18. The library has some old computers that were otherwise scheduled for recycling […]
Have you been thinking about getting a 3D pen to create cool projects? Try them out here first! We have two STEM Kits that will be circulating very soon where you can check out a 3D pen to test and play with! Included in the kit is filament, a project book, and instructions. We will be having more 3D printing […]
Here are some photos from the Light Painting Program we had on Friday, June 29th 2018: What is light painting? Traditional painting involved paint and a canvas. With light painting, the canvas is the air and the paint can be any source of light — we used glow sticks and flashlights. In order to capture these photos, we used the […]
Need plans for Saturday? Is everything up in the air? Are you worried your funmobile will run out of gas? No matter what, we got you! We have a solution for this. In fact, we’ve got a solid idea for you. Try Little STEAMers: States of Matter! That was pretty cheesy, I know, but do you know if cheese is a […]
Raise your hand if you love hands-on learning! We love it, too! That’s why we recently started STEAM Time! Kids K-8 are welcome to drop-in at the Harnish Main Branch on Wednesdays from 4-6 pm for a variety of fun activities involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Create, build, play and learn with other kids in our new Creation Center! There […]
Did you know that only 4% of girls grow up to work with technology and computers? In elementary school girls start to lose interest and shy away from math and science. Today many schools push for everyone to learn more math and science and hopefully spark future creative geniuses to work in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) field. […]
