The Pickaway County Main Library has interactive, museum-quality exhibits for the next year that will inspire wonder and learning for all ages. Traveling Museum Exhibits feature six different “Natural Wonders” themes focusing on biodiversity and science learning. Each themed exhibit will be on view for two months through the summer of 2020 as part of a library grant project. The Traveling Museum Exhibit project was created through a partnership between The Ohio State University’s Museum of Biological Diversity (OSUMBD) and the Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL). It is funded through a federal Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
The exhibits combine wonder, engagement, and learning with all-in-one, interactive mobile kiosks for all ages and feature: artifacts and specimens; engaging, educational visuals; craft table with take-home family activity; and books available for checkout.
The current exhibit is about Ohio fish and future displays will include shapes in the sea, invaders, animal communication and more. The exhibits provide free access to unique, museum-quality, science-based learning for everyone in the community.
The exhibits also support Ohio’s Learning Standards from the Ohio Department of Education for students pre-kindergarten through grade 12 by promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning.
Ohio libraries participating in the exhibit project include: Alexandria Public Library, Fairfield County District Library, Grandview Heights Public Library, Granville Public Library, London Public Library, Pickaway County District Public Library, and Upper Arlington Public Library. The libraries are part of the Central Library Consortium (CLC), 17 Central Ohio library systems sharing resources to offer 67 million items to their cardholders.
