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Anyone interested might want to check out the Strong Museum in Rochester,
NY, where they are a branch library.  You can check out books there and
return them at any branch.  Perhaps you could arrange with your local
library for the kits to be a collection and then they could handle
cataloging and tracking, etc.  Perhaps you could also circulate science
books as part of the deal.

Dave Smith
Da Vinci Science Center

On 7/20/07, Regina Hall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hello Jeannine,
> We've considered doing this ourselves, but wondered how successful of a
> program it would be in terms of the kits actually returning to the
> museum?..how long should the loan period be?..Should we create multiple kits
> of a program? etc. Please share thoughts on line.
> Thanks,
> Regina Hall
> Director, Exhibit Programs
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> Greetings,
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> Several years ago, my colleagues at Liberty Science Center and I discussed
> the idea of putting together kits of hands-on?items that would be checked
> out to an individual or family in order to enhance their visit to the
> center. The idea was to give them "new eyes" to see and use exhibits in
> different ways.
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> Does anyone out there do this? I'm thinking of kits based around
> magnifiers, prisms, etc for use in the museum or at home. I know about
> kits/trunks prepared for teachers but I'm more interested in experiences
> with kids or parents.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeannine Finton
> Education Consultant
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