State of Vermont Department of Libraries

The Vermont Department of Libraries will partner with the Vermont Center for the Book (VCB) and the Montshire Museum of Science to develop the Vermont Early Literacy Initiative - STEM (VELI-STEM). This three year project will help 25 librarians learn concepts and practices essential to STEM learning and weave STEM language and ideas throughout programming for young children, parents, and community childcare providers. The librarians will incorporate STEM learning experiences into story hours, after-school programming, displays, and Discovery Science Centers. Librarians will also have access to an online STEM clearinghouse of resources and work with community childcare providers through outreach and training programs so that providers will, in turn, introduce STEM learning experiences to the preschool children in their care.