STEM Library Lab was founded in 2016 as a racial equity organization, and stands in solidarity with the civil discourse movements locally and nationally.
Learn more about our commitment to racial equity here.
The Library and Free-Store are Open!
All local teachers are welcome, FREE OF CHARGE, to request materials by emailing librarian@STEMLibraryLab.org or reserving them directly from our Inventory Page.
WE BELIEVE
Every child should have the opportunity to discover their passion for STEM and pursue a brighter future.
Our Values:
Equity through access
Community through support.
STEM LIBRARY LAB
Fostering academic success by providing teachers and students with access to equipment and support for high-quality active learning.
We equip teachers to inspire students.
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Latest News + Blog
The Problem of “One More Thing”
“This sounds great, but it's one more thing, and I just don’t have time for that.” In the past three years building STEM Library Lab, this one sentence has continually flummoxed me. Today I want to dive into the problem of “One More Thing.” As a teacher, this was me....
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Resourcing the Under-resourced
The problem, resourcing the under-resourced, is deceptively challenging. We sent invitations for appointments to the Teacher Free-Store to over 2,000 local educators in the last 2 weeks. Of the respondents, 92% have been from schools with an “A” grade on their SPS score. “A” schools make up less than 10% of all Orleans Parish public schools. Do the teachers at C, D, and F schools just not need free supplies? We know empirically this is not the case, so are forced to ask, what makes those teachers less likely to take advantage of a resource?
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Lending Library in Gentilly puts Science Equipment in Teachers’ Hands
The New Orleans Advocate, 08/09/2019, by Celeste Turner, photo by Chris Granger - Much the same way that a card-carrying member can walk into a public library and come out with a book, teachers can walk into the STEM Library Lab in Gentilly and borrow everything from...
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