In case you hadn’t heard, our Summer Reading Program,”Reading by Design”, was a blast! We had 1359 sign ups and 908 finishers who read their way to awesome prizes all summer. They also did cool things to fill out their reading logs, like build something at our STEM table, or construct something super cool with blocks! Throughout the summer, we […]
Meet Dash and Dot! They are robots who are best friends and all about imaginative play. Dash can drive around, build, throw things, and lots more. Dot is a great introduction to coding. App-enabled, they easily connect with either an Android or iOS device. The Library just purchased a club pack and now have 3 Dashs and 3 Dots for our […]
This past weekend the Library hosted its first ever Maker Fair. We had 425 people join us to learn, celebrate, and experience all the cool technologies from crafts to 3D printing to the Silhouette Cameo that the Library can offer. We hope that everyone that came learned something new and will be interested enough to to find out more and […]
The first session of LEGO WeDo Buddies ended this week. The children built and coded LEGO robots like an alligator whose mouth opened and closed and a lion who sat up and laid back down. They learned about motors, pulleys, gears, and levers through simple robotics. Pairs of children worked with one of our amazing Summer VolunTeens for three weeks […]
Come in to the library and visit our new friends, Audrey the Venus Fly Trap and some newly emerged Painted Lady Butterflies. The Venus fly trap is native to North Carolina, the only place in the world they grow in the wild. They are carnivorous plants, but because the soil became deplete of nutrients they evolved to catch live pray. […]
Scratch Day is global event to celebrate Scratch, coding, and kids learning to code! Scratch is a free programming language designed to help kids learn how to write computer programs by dragging and dropping code to create animations, games,interactive stories, music, presentations, and more. On May 14, all over the world, teachers, parents, and educators host Scratch Day events to help […]
Is there a curious little girl in your life that loves to learn and create? Encourage her inquiring mind and the love of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) by reading stories that showcase girls rocking these areas of study! The characters in these picture books will open girls’ eyes to the possibility that they too can follow their interest […]
Are you looking for ways to make learning fun and engaging? Make sure to check out our newest STEM kit addition, the LeapPad3. The LeapPad3 is a tablet that allows children to explore and learn a wide variety of educational skills. You can enjoy some content already pre-loaded on the tablet or check out some of our NEW LeapPad learning games. Leap […]
Sphero is the ball revolutionized. It is an app-enabled robotic ball that we can drive, race, code, change the LED colors for amazing light shows, and more. The Library just purchased a classroom set of these robots. We will get started playing with them on February 27 from 1:30 -2:30 pm OR 3:00 – 4 pm and the event will be […]
The Library recently started a STEM Kit collection. For three weeks you can check out a STEM Kit, bring it home, and introduce your child to a fun, educational STEM related project. Our kits range from constructing pulleys and levers with LEGO Education, building circuits with Snap Circuits, studying bugs or rocks, and building with Magna Tiles. The STEM Kits […]
