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April 10, 2007

Science Programming Survey

The survey grew out of a presentation made to the Urban Libraries Section by Jessica Trujillo, Young Adult Librarian at the New Brunswick Public concerning her work providing science programming to children and young adults upon receiving a grant award of $45,000.00 from NASA. In December she presented her experiences to members of the Urban Libraries section explaining the content and outcomes that this type of programming generated among her young patrons and the reactions of some of their parents. The result of that December meeting was a decision by the section to develop a survey to measure the amount, types and levels of science programming offered in libraries throughout New Jersey. In April, the survey was released via several of the NJLA section listservs and the Regional Library Cooperatives. The survey will remain open until May 4, 2007. We encourage every library’s participation in this survey and look forward to reporting the results some time after.

The link to it is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=767493254664.

What follows is an explanation for the survey and intended outcomes.

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There is an ever increasing need for children to understand and be comfortable with basic scientific precepts of inquiry, cause and effect, and organization. Science and technology have changed the ways we manage information and interact in our daily lives; and these changes have an even more dramatic impact on the lives of children. The intellectual models that science provides are applied to a variety of every day decision making situations requiring, more than ever, an increased level of familiarity and understanding of these principles and their application even for those who do not pursue science as a career.

The purpose of this survey is to examine the level and types of Science programming that occur in New Jersey Libraries with the added intent to;

1) Increase awareness among libraries about the types of programming occurring in libraries.

2) Create a directory identifying libraries offering science based and science integrated programs and contact information to assist libraries interested in initiating similar programming.

3) Increase a Library's comfort with and interest in offering science programming.

4) Promote awareness and generate interest in science among our young patrons.

Posted by urban at April 10, 2007 4:07 PM

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