Vol. 56, No. 1 (Spring 2013)

Abstract

A Message from the President……......................................................3
By Barbara J. Stites

Fabrication Labs: New Possibilities through Community STEM Partnerships..........................................................................................4
By Ormilla Vengersammy and Ann Collins

Hands-On Homeschool Programs….…................................................7
By Tanci Mishler

Viva Florida, Viva Libraries...................................................................9
By Maria Gebhardt

Florida Reads: 500 Years of Florida Historical Fiction........................13
By Joyce Sparrow

East Lake Community Library Uses LEGOs® to Support STEM Skills of Young Patrons.……….....…...…..….….............................…..........15
By Susan Wolf

The FSU-UF Patron-Driven Acquisitions Plan: A Cutting-edge Collaboration………………………………....……….........................…18
By Steven Carrico, Trey Shelton, and Roy Ziegler

Novice Teen Writers Take Off at Miami-Dade Public Library System………………………………....………..............................…….24
By Cynthia Bermudez

Floridiana with a Twist: Florida Spring Fever........….………..........…26
By Nancy Pike

Play Partners….......................................….….….….….…..............…28
By Isabel Castro

Help Yourself and Help Your Neighbor: The Community Spirit of the St. Johns County Libraries.….............................................................31
By Carolee Bertisch

FLA 2013 Annual Conference Preview......….....…...…......................34

Message from the Executive Director............................................39
By Faye C. Roberts