{"id":34364,"date":"2021-09-17T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T03:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/farmington-public-library-receives-nasa-grant\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:17:59","slug":"farmington-public-library-receives-nasa-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/farmington-public-library-receives-nasa-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmington Public Library receives NASA grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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People watch interstellar bodies move through space during a media preview at the planetarium at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. The San Juan Planetarium worked with the Farmington Library and received a grant from NASA. (Seth Wenig\/Associated Press file)<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 The Farmington Public Library has been selected to receive a grant from NASA.<\/p>\n

It is one of 60 libraries selected to be a NASA@ My Library partner, according to a news release issued by the library.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough NASA@ My Library, the library will receive resources, training and support to increase and enhance STEM learning opportunities for library patrons,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

To increase STEM learning opportunities, the library will receive resources, training and support from NASA@ My Library.<\/p>\n

The organizations directly responsible for announcing the grant were the Space Science Institute\u2019s National Center for Interactive Learning (SSI\/NCIL), the American Library Association, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and the Education Development Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cNCIL is a national leader in developing STEM activities and exhibitions for public libraries and their collaborators, as well as digital games and apps,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

The NCIL and SSI work to expand the \u201cunderstanding and participation of families, youth, educators and citizens in science and technology through learning research and innovative programs,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

The selection was a competitive process, but thanks to partnerships with entities like the San Juan Planetarium, The library was selected.<\/p>\n

The school will host NASA events and programming \u201cthat will incorporate our local culture and solstice celebrations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of our local traditions are centered on the sky and the stars,\u201d said David Florez, Teen Zone coordinator for the library. \u201cThis is a great opportunity to learn about the science behind many of these cultural aspects.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the NCIL, visit http:\/\/ncil.spacescience.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

mmitchell@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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