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The past sixth months, I’ve been finding my programming “legs” at a new branch. With my team’s help, we had some wildly successful summer school age programs, but, with school now back in session, I wanted to offer some additional programming for our younger friends. A colleague of mine from Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Fairview Park Branch, Jennifer Haag, had presented on Preschool STEAM at an Ohio Library Council Chapter Conference a few years ago. It was a wonderful presentation, offering a full year of monthly program plans. So, to dip my toes in the water, I chose ONE of her programs—October—to try this year. Quite simply—it was a lot of fun. The families and staff performed all the science experiments together, and then participants had the opportunity to spend time at Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math stations throughout the room. Which liquids will dissolve candy corn and peeps—water,...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dissolving-300x225.jpg