Quapaw Nation

The Quapaw Tribal Library, which serves both serves both tribal and non-tribal patrons in Quapaw, Oklahoma, will enhance library services in response to community needs. The library will preserve and promote the heritage of the Quapaw Nation, specifically the art of pottery. It also will increase science, technology, engineering, art, and math literacy by hosting an annual Virtual STEAM Fair for all area Native American students. The project will purchase additional online resources such as virtual courses and genealogy databases to help with research and homework assignments. These new resources will promote lifelong learning among students and the larger community, and reflect needs identified through past resource usage in the library, patron input, and program participant surveys.