Children ages 8-12 are invited to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through lively book discussions and hands-on activities during Tompkins County Public Library’s monthly STEAM Book Club.
Continuing
May 24 with a discussion of “The End of the Wild” by Nicole Helget, the STEAM
Book Club is designed to encourage area students to improve their understanding
of current core competencies through critical thinking and book-related
activities.
“The
End of the Wild” explores the debate over fracking through the eyes of
11-year-old, Fern. Tasked with foraging for food for her impoverished family,
Fern discovers a fracking company has moved into the peaceful woods near her
home, threatening the forest and her family’s livelihood.
The club will meet in the Library’s Thaler/Howell Programming
Room at 3:45 p.m. for discussion and refreshments.
Free
copies of “The End of the Wild” can be picked up at the Youth Services
Reference Desk.
For
more information, contact Kate DeVoe at (607) 272-4557 extension 277 or kdevoe@tcpl.org.
The
'STEAM Book Club' has been made possible by the Tompkins County Public Library
Foundation with support from the Michael Kammen Children's Fund and the
Bradford Endowment for Youth Services Programming.
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