Local grant funds joint program between library, OH WOW!

YOUNGSTOWN

The public library and the children’s museum here have formed a science and technology education partnership using a grant from an organization whose purpose is to support innovative programs in libraries and museums.

The one-year, $20,765 grant announced this week supports hands-on coordinated learning spaces at the main public library and OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology.

The local grant, known as “Youngstown Ohio Learning Opportunities” or YOLO, promotes lab spaces for children in kindergarten through eighth grade, with activities and technology at main library and with exhibits in the downtown children’s museum.

The “Sparks! Ignition Grants” come from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the main source of federal support for the country’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums.

Participants will earn stackable badges on various topics at various levels of difficulty as they move between main library, 305 Wick Ave., and the OH WOW! museum at 11 W. Federal St.

Read more about the program in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.