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Micro:bits at Abington Township Public Library

December 21, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In 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, computer...

BBC micro:bits for Library Programming and Checkout

June 28, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In 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. Developed...

Elizabeth Hess

Loving Yourself. . . .with Help from Your Local Library

February 27, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In 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 bad...