Join us for next week’s NCompass Live: “STEM Programs for All Ages”, on Wednesday, November 5, 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.
Join Amanda Roberson, Youth Coordinator – Children and Teen Services at
Harford County (MD) Library, to learn about Harford County’s innovative STEM programs for early learners and school age learners:
- LEAP: Science is Fun! Program that was launched in 2007 by Harford County Library, targeted toward third to eighth grade children.
- Little Leapers, pre- and early-literacy kits that focus on fostering and developing pre- and early literacy skills through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) topics. Targeted for children ages birth to 5 years.
- Little Leapers 3.5 is geared to children ages 3 to 5 using iPad minis and apps to engage young minds in STREAM topics, and to familiarize children with digital devices before they enter school.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- November 12 – Cool Tools for You and Your Library
- November 19 – Books and Water Don’t Mix or How We Survived the Water Disaster
- November 26 – Tech Talk with Micheal Sauers: Using the Arduino to Develop Coding Literacy in Libraries
- December 3 – Addressing the Legal Information Needs of Immigrants and Non Native Speakers
- December 10 – Best New Youth Books of 2014
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the
NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the
Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the
NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
