Activity Details
Title: RoboticTraining for Librarians
Narrative: Laura O'Grady, Youth Services Librarian at Martin Memorial Library, was hired to provide 6 hours of training to the 15 library staff who would facilitate the sessions of the Robotics Club. The training session started with an overview of the Lego Robotics Kit, which includes the Lego building blocks, the sensors, and the computer brick. The second part of the session dealt with programming the computer brick using the touch, color, ultrasonic and gyro sensors. The third part of the session covered writing the computer programs with the EV3 software to make the robot follow various commands. The final session of the program was a hands-on session on actually assembling the Lego Robot.
Intent: Improve users' general knowledge and skills.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 360
Number of sessions in program: 1
Average number in attendance per session: 15
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Blair County Library System
Address: 1600 Fifth Avenue
City: Altoona
State: PA
Zip: 16602
Activity Details
Title: Robotics Clubs Program
Narrative: The eight libraries scheduled the Robotics Clubs program, which consisted of five sessions based on the robot and the sensors. The sensors used during the program were: Touch, Color, Ultrasonic and Gyro. The audience for the Robotics Club program was children 10 to 14 years old in the service areas of eight System libraries. A total of 40 session were offered in the eight libraries with a total of 206 children attending the sessions.
Twenty sets of Lego Mindstorms EV3 sets and 20 laptop computers were purchased. The twenty sets were divided into four kits consisting of the 5 EV3 sets and five laptops. The Mindstroms EV3 software was loaded onto the laptops for participants to build a computer program to solve a specific session problem. The participant then downloaded the program onto the robot to test and evaluate the program to see if the robot could solve the problem for that session.
Intent: Improve users' general knowledge and skills.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 120
Number of sessions in program: 5
Average number in attendance per session: 5
Number of times program administered: 8
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: No
For a targeted group or for the general population: Targeted
Geographic community of the targeted group: Rural
For what age groups: 6-12 years
13-17 years
For what economic types: Economic Not Applicable
For what ethnicity types: Ethnicity Not Applicable
Is the activity directed at families: No
Is the activity directed at intergenerational groups: No
Is the activity directed at immigrants/refugees: No
Is the activity directed at those with disabilities: No
Limited functional literacy or informational skills: No
Is the activity category not already captured: No
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Blair County Library System
Address: 1600 Fifth Avenue
City: Altoona
State: PA
Zip: 16602
Activity Details
Title: Evaluation
Narrative: The final part of the program was the evaluation of each program which the librarians completed. The evaluation method used was observation. Through observation, the librarian facilitating the program, estimated the percentage change from session to session for four variables: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Curiosity and Team Work.
Intent: Improve users' general knowledge and skills.
Activity: Planning & Evaluation
Mode: Prospective
Format: In-house
Quantity
Number of evaluations and/or plans funded: 1
Number of funded evaluation and/or plans completed: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: No
Specific Locations: Yes
Name: Blair County Library System
Address: 1600 Fifth Avenue
City: Altoona
State: PA
Zip: 16602
