Bubble Poetry Workshop

April is Poetry Month! Celebrate poetry month and bubbles by coming to our workshop on Friday, April 2, at 3 and 4 pm.
Join Michael Romanos, poet and educator from NYC's Poets House, as we hear and write fun poems about science and bubbles in the Library. Recommended for ages 6-10+.

Celebrate math at the New York Hall of Science with a visit to the Science Technology Library. Enjoy the new exhibit, Math Midway and then stop by the library to look at our great math book collection. We have books about math for all ages. Members are welcome to borrow up to four books for one month. Here are just a few examples:

Benny’s Pennies by Pat Brisson
Benny sets off in the morning with five shiny new pennies to spend and eventually buys something for his mother, brother, sister, dog, and cat.

Bringing Math Home: A Parent's Guide to Elementary School Math by Suzanne L. Churchman
Contains games, activities, and projects parents can use to help their elementary school children understand math, covering ten math topics, each with related literature suggestions, and including a glossary of math terms.

Fraction Fun by David A. Adler
Bright cartoons enliven an introduction to fractions. Incorporates common cents (money) and "pizza math," a delicious way to teach numerators and denominators.

Betcha! by Stuart J. Murphy
Readers learn how to estimate as two friends guess how many passengers are on a bus, cars are in a traffic jam, and jelly beans are in a jar.

G is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book by David M. Schwartz
Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion.

Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles by Martin Gardner
Only an elementary knowledge of math is needed to enjoy this entertaining compilation of brain-teasers. It includes a mixture of old and new riddles covering a variety of mathematical topics: money, speed, plane and solid geometry, probability, topology, tricky puzzles and more. Carefully explained solutions follow each problem. 65 black-and-white illustrations.

The Science Technology Library on Facebook

The Science Technology Library now has a Facebook page and invites you to become a fan! Our Facebook page will keep you in touch with information on upcoming Library events, Library announcements, new materials, and other general information. You can also ask questions and participate in discussions. Become a fan at www.facebook.com/library.NYSCI