Volusia County Public Library

Volusia County Public Library in Daytona Beach, Florida, will implement a program to support middle school students by enhancing learning opportunities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Library staff will create a technology-based curriculum to be delivered through a mobile technology lab that will travel to schools and community centers throughout the county. The program will prioritize low-income neighborhoods where the child poverty rate is greater than 30 percent. The mobile lab also will provide students in those areas with access to tablets and internet connectivity through a hot spot. The project will address COVID-19's effects on student learning, where existing divides deepened and STEM education experienced disruption.