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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">OLA's Children's Services Division is in the process of forming a STEM committee.<br>
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Here's some basic information:<br>
<b>Objective:</b> To provide Oregon libraries with resources, ideas, and training to integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics into youth library programs from storytime upward.<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
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<li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Many libraries are already using STEM programming. This committee will look for ways gather and distribute these resources and ideas to libraries across the state.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">Choose and schedule training workshops for library staff by a science vendor, or STEM expert, to be paid for by OLA CSD, and offered at a low cost, or no cost to staff.</li><li style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;">The STEM Programming Committee will meet via email for the foreseeable future.</li></ul>
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If you are interested in taking part in this group, please let me know!<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><i>Korie Buerkle, CSD Chair-Elect</i></b></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Children’s Librarian | Assistant Library Director</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Newberg Public Library</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Office 503 554 7734 | Children’s Desk 503 537 0304</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.newbergoregon.gov/library" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>newberglibrary.org</u></font></a> |
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/newberglibrary" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>facebook.com/newberglibrary</u></font></a></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Construction starts in January!
<a href="http://www.newbergoregon.gov/library/making-room-read-childrens-library-expansion" target="_blank">
<font color="blue"><u>MakingRoomToRead.org</u></font></a></span></font></div>
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