STAR Net News - June 12, 2024
STAR Net News - June 12, 2024
The STAR Library Network (STAR Net)
June 12, 2024
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STEAM Equity Conference Recordings Available Now!


Don’t miss out on the invaluable insights and resources shared at the STEAM Equity Conference. Recordings and slides from the event are now available, offering a wealth of knowledge on how to effectively support and inspire STEAM learning in your communities. Whether you’re looking to enhance your current programs or start new initiatives, these materials provide practical strategies and collaborative approaches to engage tweens and their families. Dive into the content today and be part of the movement to foster equitable STEAM opportunities in rural areas.
Check Out The Recordings and Slides Now!
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New Mini-Grant Opportunity for Libraries


SciStarter and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios invite libraries from around the US to host citizen science-related events around the Flyways documentary this Fall. Flyways explores a global conservation effort led by bird experts and citizen scientists working to understand and protect these migratory shorebirds.

Apply to receive $800 to host an event or program featuring the film Flyways and related SciStarter citizen science resources this Fall.
Apply Here by July 1, 2024
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FY2024 TEAM II NOFO Announcement

Next Gen STEM’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program is pleased to announce an upcoming FY2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will expand the current program from a two-tier to a three-tier system by adding a mid-level funding tier. The NOFO is expected to be released in the third quarter of FY2024 (April-June). The new mid-level funding tier was created in response to feedback from the informal education community.
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LEAD THE WAY 2025 Call for Proposals Open Deadline September 2, 2024

Lead the Way: Libraries At The Heart Of Community Engagement Conference


April 21-22, 2025 | Madison, WI

Call for proposals is now open! Share strategies for building community partnerships, strategic planning, programs to engage the community, funding opportunities, and more! Sessions for the conference will be one hour. Priority will be given to sessions that include interactive elements and audience participation. Every selected session will receive one complimentary conference registration.
Submit Your Idea Today
Looking for some good conversation at the conference? The conference committee is also looking for roundtable moderators! We are looking for roundtable facilitators to help lead conversations around community partnerships, community pushback, funding options, and more! 
Find Out More
The deadline to submit session proposals and roundtable applications is September 2, 2024. 
“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
NASA's Astrophoto Challenge Cassiopeia A -Summer 2024
Make Your Own Image of Cassiopeia A!
by Stephanie Vierow-Fields (SSI)
Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data and tools to create your own images of Cassiopeia A.The NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge provides learners of all familiarity levels authentic experiences using real astrophysics data, including those from NASA space-based missions.
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The Sun and You
by Jeff Nee, Jet Propulsion Lab
So you and your library patrons had a wonderful eclipse experience?  Don’t let that feeling go!  Whether you basked in the awesome phenomenon of totality, or you just had fun making crafts and watching the NASA livestream, strike while the iron is hot! 
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A Day with the Stars
by Lindsay Rowe, STEM Coordinator, Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson
July 20th, 2023, students of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Carson at King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science, as well as 2nd–6th grade students at 186th Street Elementary, took their first steps into the world of astrophysics in a Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA (GSAWN)-supported event called “A Day with the Stars.”
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