Public Library and School Partnerships Survey in case you missed it

One of the most common requests from STAR Net Partner Libraries is "can you help us partner with our local school?" ALA has some good resources HERE and ALSC even has a list of successful partnerships you can view HERE. We also know that Community Dialogues are an especially meaningful way to identify goals for collaboration in your community.

But what happens when that doesn't work? We don't know! Take the survey below to help us learn more, as we continue to find new and improved ways to support the library community! Your participation will directly impact future STAR Net proposals, workshops, papers, and training opportunties. Can't use the button below? Copy/paste this URL: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D9J9MRL

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Branch Out with Artemis Moon Trees! Apply for an Artemis Moon Tree Seedling

Education and community organizations can apply to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a seedling grown from a tree seed that flew around the Moon on the NASA’s Artemis I mission in late 2022.

NASA and the USDA Forest Service will distribute Artemis Moon Tree seedlings of five different species to create new ways for communities on Earth to connect with humanity’s exploration of space for the benefit of all. Nearly 2,000 seeds were flown to space.

Organizations like schools, libraries, museums, and others engaging with students, or the public, are encouraged to apply for a Moon Tree seedling through NASA’s Artifact Module. The application period closes Friday, Oct. 6.

How to Apply

READsquared Reading Program

Looking for a fun and engaging library reading challenge all about space? Check out STAR Net's READsquared mission all about the Artemis mission! Earn Moon, Mars, and Beyond-themed badges after completing each mission! You can access the various reading challenge 'missions' below:

Begin the Reading Challenge

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Check out the below offering from StoryWalk

Can StoryWalk promote Welcoming & Belonging?

I'm Your Neighbor Books has released our own version of StoryWalk — Bienvenida e integración/Welcoming & Belonging StoryWalk®. Using the beloved bilingual picture book Nieve en la jungla/Snow in the Jungle, I'm Your Neighbor Books is offering 16 free signs to hang or stake in your community. Printed by you locally, the Spanish/English signs will invite your community to walk alongside the immigrant character Nieve/Snow on her journey to belonging in a new place.

Access this Free StoryWalk

“The STAR Library Network (STAR Net) is a hands-on learning network for libraries and their communities across the country. STAR Net focuses on helping library professionals build their STEM skills by providing “science-technology activities and resources” (STAR) and training to use those resources.

STAR Net is built upon a strong network of collaborators and partners, led by the Space Science Institute’s (SSI) National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL).

Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, and the NASA Science Mission Directorate.

STAR Net Blogs

Program in a Post: Tiny Coders

by Emily MROCZEK, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger

It’s typically recommended to be limited for children under 5 and avoided with children under 2. However, computational thinking and digital literacy can be taught at any age. See how this STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger combines coding with storytime!

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Cartography Fun: Make a Map and Create a World

by Luna Dara Kelondra, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger

Check out how this STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger is creating their own fantasy world with this wonderful demonstrating cartography. This informative blog has step by step directions and resources to help you create your own with this activity.

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Bringing Space To Your Space

by Christopher Mick, STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger

Read how this one-off program was a huge hit, and wound up starting a chain reaction that carries this STAR Net Libraries Guest Blogger through to this day. We hope you find some of these resources helpful in your efforts to provide STEAM programming in your area.

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