Book Drop in Your Library
2025-07-10 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Denver)
Join STAR Net and Twin Cities PBS for Book Drop, an exciting new children’s series that blends storytelling, animation, and real-world STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to engage curious minds ages 4–8. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the series is designed to ignite a passion for problem-solving and scientific thinking through the power of books and imagination.
This online workshop will be offered three different times over the summer (you only need to register for one). Participants will learn best practices on engaging youth in STEM through watching media and doing hands-on activities in their library programs. Attendees will receive the Book Drop Educator Guide and library kits that include materials to do the Book Drop activities and copies of the books featured in the show! Attendees agree to participate in brief evaluation surveys post-training and post-implementation.
Register for July 10 at 9:00 am MT:
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Serving Neurodiverse Library Patrons
2025-07-16 12:00 - 13:00
Neurodiversity includes a spectrum of cognitive differences, including autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other unique ways of thinking and experiencing the world. Although each person with these conditions has different skills, abilities, and needs, there are a variety of ways that libraries can tailor their programs and facilities to support neurodiverse patrons. Join this webinar on July 16th at 12:00 pm Mountain Time to hear from a variety of experts, including leaders in the NASA’s Neurodiversity Network (N3) project and NASA@ My Library’s #actuallyautistic PI Anne Holland. We invite you to share your own efforts and experiences in supporting neurodiverse patrons!
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Book Drop in Your Library
2025-07-24 11:00 - 12:30
Join STAR Net and Twin Cities PBS for Book Drop, an exciting new children’s series that blends storytelling, animation, and real-world STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to engage curious minds ages 4–8. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the series is designed to ignite a passion for problem-solving and scientific thinking through the power of books and imagination.
This online workshop will be offered three different times over the summer (you only need to register for one). Participants will learn best practices on engaging youth in STEM through watching media and doing hands-on activities in their library programs. Attendees will receive the Book Drop Educator Guide and library kits that include materials to do the Book Drop activities and copies of the books featured in the show! Attendees agree to participate in brief evaluation surveys post-training and post-implementation.
Register for July 24 at 11:00 am MT:
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Book Drop in Your Library
2025-08-14 13:00 - 14:30
Join STAR Net and Twin Cities PBS for Book Drop, an exciting new children’s series that blends storytelling, animation, and real-world STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to engage curious minds ages 4–8. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the series is designed to ignite a passion for problem-solving and scientific thinking through the power of books and imagination.
This online workshop will be offered three different times over the summer (you only need to register for one). Participants will learn best practices on engaging youth in STEM through watching media and doing hands-on activities in their library programs. Attendees will receive the Book Drop Educator Guide and library kits that include materials to do the Book Drop activities and copies of the books featured in the show! Attendees agree to participate in brief evaluation surveys post-training and post-implementation.
Register for August 14 at 1:00 pm MT:
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Citizen Science Month 2026: Make Your Acts Count - A Kickoff for Libraries and Event Facilitators
2025-08-20 12:00 - 13:00
Be Part of 2.5 Million Acts of Science during America250!
Originally designed for libraries, this session is open to all event organizers—including libraries, museums, science festivals, and community programs—interested in adding citizen science to their offerings and contributing to 2.5 Million Acts of Science during Citizen Science Month, April 2026, as part of the national America250 celebration.
Libraries, museums, and community spaces are civic hubs—and in April 2026, they’ll also become launchpads for real-world research. Invite your community to take part in simple, fun, and meaningful citizen science projects that spark curiosity and make a local impact.
Join SciStarter and STAR Net on August 20th at 12:00 pm Mountain Time to explore how your organization can easily integrate citizen science into events or programs. Whether you’re planning a science festival, running a small rural library, or leading a large urban institute, there are flexible, ready-to-go projects that fit your capacity and audience.
What You’ll Learn:

How libraries and others have benefited from Citizen Science Month
How to choose simple, engaging, and impactful citizen science projects
How to align with 2.5 Million Acts of Science and America250 (including AmericaGives)
Free tools, resources, and project ideas from SciStarter and partners
Real-world success stories from past participants Just add citizen science—and turn your next event into something that also helps advance scientific research!

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Science Across America: Pre-Application Webinar
2025-12-03 14:00 - 15:00
Join this webinar to learn about STAR Net’s new project, “Science Across America,” and how to apply to be a participating library!
Since its founding, the United States has been a leader in scientific discovery; exploring questions in fields as diverse as biology, physics, medicine and more. Science has resulted in breakthroughs that positively affect our lives in innumerable ways. From the light bulb to the Human Genome Project to the invention of GPS, science has driven us forward, and discoveries have been made by teams from every corner of the country. Science Across America gives us the chance to celebrate both the globally game-changing discoveries themselves, and the local researchers who may be toiling on the latest breakthroughs right up the street.
To shine a light on American scientific innovation, participating libraries will create events and activities that feature the past, present and future of scientific innovation in their communities, counties, and states. Using a robust suite of customizable activities and materials, they’ll help their patrons explore how science gets done, what impact it has, and how they can see themselves in their scientist neighbors.
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Science in America: Inventions of the Southwestern U.S.
2025-12-04 13:00 - 14:00
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 pm Mountain Time
Join STAR Net as we highlight innovations from the Four Corners Region of the southwestern United States. We will explore the history of Acequias (community irrigation systems), water efficient agricultural techniques, and inventions that have transformed public health. We will be sharing programming ideas and hands-on activities for celebrating human innovation and discuss ways libraries from all communities can explore their own unique contributions to science throughout history.
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