STEAM to GO! kits available at Hannibal Free Public Library

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Free Public Library now has 28 STEAM to GO! kits available for checkout.

STEAM to GO! kits are produced by Penworthy, a book distributor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisc.  The kits were obtained through a grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library Services and Technology Act, as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.  They are currently available for checkout in the Children’s Room.

The interactive STEAM kits cover a wide variety of subjects with titles such as Trucks and Tools, Starting to Spell, and Robotics and Coding. Each kit comes in an easy-to-transport bag and has a list of contents and instructions. These kits can be checked out on any permanent library card in good standing and will circulate for 28 days at a time. Two kits may be checked out at a time.

“We are so excited to add these kits to our collection,” assistant director Caitlin Greathouse said in a press release. “There has been a high demand for STEAM activities in the past few years, and now we can meet that need in a new exciting way.” 

STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. Hannibal Free Public Library incorporates STEAM into many of its programs.

“We host a summer reading event completely dedicated to STEAM each year. STEAM and literacy go hand in hand.  Having these kits available to our community will give families the opportunity to have an educational experience at home that otherwise might have been cost prohibitive,” programming associate Amber Cooley said. 

For more information, call Cooley at 573-221-0222, visit the library at 200 S. Fifth or go to www.hannibal.lib.mo.us.