University of Maryland Eastern Shore May 29, 2014 STEM Day summer workshop set for June University of Maryland Extension 4-H STEM educators invite Somerset and Wicomico county youth to one of two one-day workshops offering fun and informative activities relating to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Participants can choose from an event June 23 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore or June 25 at Christ United Methodist Church in Salisbury. Both events are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Titled "Rise to the Challenge," the workshop is for youth ages 11-14. Activities include skyscraper history as well as the basic design principles behind their success; ballooning history, principles of flight and how balloons are used to investigate scientific problems; the mighty microbes in bread that facilitate it's rising; and the big things happening in the world of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Registration is $20 per person and includes a mid-morning snack and all educational materials; registrants will need to pack a bag lunch that does not require refrigeration. To register online, visit www.umes.edu/1890-mce<http://www.umes.edu/1890-mce>. Once registration is complete, a packet will be mailed that must be brought to the session. Scholarships and multiple student family discounts are available. For more information, contact STEM associate agent Jocelyn Koller at 410-651-7974 or by email at jckoller@umd.edu<mailto:jckoller@umd.edu>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!