Exciting News from Edgewood Public Library!
We are overjoyed to share that we have received a Scale-Up Award from the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council! This award supports our program, Grow, Create & Innovate: the STEAM-Powered Art, which aims to empower youth in our area with expanded, hands-on STEM learning opportunities.
This innovative program was developed to address the need for engaging, experiential education. Grow, Create & Innovate is designed to:
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Foster creativity and exploration.
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Highlight the connection between STEM and the arts.
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Inspire creative problem-solving.
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Prepare students for careers requiring both technical skills and imaginative thinking.
With this award, we’ll introduce a variety of exciting items and activities to help youth explore the wonders of STEAM in new, interactive ways.
Thanks to the Scale-Up Award from the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council, our Grow, Create & Innovate: the STEAM-Powered Art program will feature an amazing array of hands-on activities and tools, including:
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A Maker Cart to inspire creativity and experimentation.
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Engaging Reaction and Operation Games that teach STEM concepts in a fun way.
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DNA Modeling kits for budding scientists.
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Tools for Building an Automata, exploring mechanics and engineering.
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Micro:Bits to introduce coding and digital tech.
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3Doodlers for artistic 3D creations.
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A variety of materials to create, plus so much more!
We’re thrilled to share that this kit will be available later this summer, following the completion of the required educator training. Stay tuned for updates, and get ready to unleash your creativity with this exciting STEAM-powered journey! 🚀
Edgewood Public Library
Welcome to the Edgewood Public Library. The library is your one stop source for all of your informational needs. We have a large selection of books, magazines, newspapers, and electronic resources available to be checked out by our library card holders. You may also like to check out one of our jigsaw puzzles or cake pans. Here you will also find electronic resources, news, announcements, and a calendar of upcoming library events!
In 2023, an anonymous community member generously established an endowment fund for the Edgewood Public Library via the Foundation for the Future of Delaware County. This new fund is permanently invested, providing annual payouts to support the library indefinitely.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to these or any of the other endowments in the Foundation’s family of funds, visit dbqfoundation.org/ffdc or contact executive director Amanda Diers at 563-880-3816 or ffdc@dbqfoundation.org.
Gifts of $50 or more to endowed funds at the Foundation may qualify for the Endow Iowa tax credit. Various gift types qualify for the tax credit, including charitable IRA rollovers, gifts of grain, gifts of stock and cash gifts.
The Foundation offers many opportunities to improve quality of life by addressing an array of local issues. To learn more about how you can establish a fund or make a gift that impacts your community, contact Diers at 563-880-3816.