by Compendium News Staff | Dec 21, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Abington Township Public Library (ATPL) has launched micro:bits, a new technology item available for borrowing. For ages 10 and up, a micro:bit is a pocket-size programmable micro-controller, enabling young people to get creative with technology through coding,...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Abington Township Public Library will offer Code Quest with BBC microbits on Wednesday, July 18 & Friday, August 10, from 2:00-3:30pm. Tweens & teens, ages 10-14, will learn coding and electronics using a tiny programmable computer called a BBC micro:bit....
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 27, 2017 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Elizabeth Hess You’ve surely seen or heard the phrase “New Year, New You” before- whether on a magazine cover, a television show, or even a library display (like one I created last January!) While it’s often the New Year when many make resolutions to break a...
