Upcoming Holidays & Observances - September 2021

October 12 is Ada Lovelace Day, it’s an international celebration founded in 2009. Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer. On this day we celebrate the achievements of women in STEM careers. Ada Lovelace Day also aims to increase the profile of women in STEM, elevate them as current role models who will encourage more girls to enter STEM-related careers, and support women already working in STEM. The ERS library has books available on the biography of Ada Lovelace and digital resources through the ERS Portal.

In Learn360 on the ERS Portal:

Health Care Technology: STEM Careers in Two Years

Advanced Hardware Manufacturing: STEM Job Shadowing

Careers in the Life Sciences

Resources from World Book Online on the ERS Portal:

World Book Kids, Ada Lovelace

World Book Student, Ada Lovelace

World Book Advanced, Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace books in the ERS Library's circulating collection:

Free SLJ Webinar: She Blinded Me with SCIENCE! Women Writing STEM

She Blinded Me With Science: Women Writing STEM
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
3:00-4:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM PT

A STEM education creates critical thinkers, ignites curiosity to explore the way the world works, and inspires a new generation of innovators. We live in an era that has seen the rate of scientific and technological advancement increase dramatically. Making sure kids are not only prepared, but are enthusiastic participants and leaders in the coming waves of advancement is a difficult task made easier with resources kids can sink their minds into. Join four inspiring women authors who are writing exciting science books for young readers covering astrophysics, anthropology, biology, and engineering and technology.

Executive editor Alyssa Mito-Pusey joins Pamela S. Turner, Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano, Heather L. Montgomery, and Kristen Nordstrom to discuss their fascinating new books that explore the many possibilities of science, writing about evolving science, and how kids are natural scientists—always exploring and always discovering. Attendees take away a guide filled with practical classroom activities, as well as a whole lot of inspiration.

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Presenters:

Pamela S. Turner, Author

Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano, Author

Heather L. Montgomery, Author

Kristen Nordstrom, Author

Moderator:

Alyssa Mito Pusey, Executive Editor, Charlesbridge

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