What Is STEAM?
STEAM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. STEAM activities and programs are an excellent opportunity to introduce concepts and promote skills that can set you up for creative, scientific, and collaborative thinking now and in the future. The New York Public Library offers lots of ways for kids and teens to explore STEAM concepts and develop their skills! Check out our full STEAM events calendar.
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STEAM for Kids and Early Learners
NYPL's fun STEAM activities can help you discover the natural world while getting creative.
Explore our live STEAM programs, video how-to guides, our full events calendar, and more for kids! Plus, download resources for at-home STEAM play with early learners.
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STEAM for Teens
Learn MoreTeens! Here’s your chance to tinker and game in the name of exploration. Hone your STEAM skills and express yourself in new ways using special tech, software, and art supplies at home.
Explore our NEW live STEAM programs, video how-to guides, downloadable activity instructions, our full events calendar, and more!
STEAM Discovery Kits
Build, code, and investigate with NYPL’s amazing STEAM Discovery Kits! Available to borrow from more than 50 branches across the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, these kits enable kids and tweens to explore robotics, circuitry, microbiology, engineering, coding, and more using exciting tools, toys, and books at home.
Featured STEAM Projects
Discover our wide-ranging and exciting collection of videos featuring fun STEAM activities and resources.
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Find More Learning Resources
From one-on-one online tutoring and homework help to after-school activities, NYPL is here to help you with a wide array of learning resources.
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Discover More Kids & Teens Resources
Everything early learners, kids, and teens need to become lifelong learners.
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Our Supporters
These programs and initiatives are part of the Library’s Tisch Youth Education Programs, led by the Merryl and James Tisch Director of Branch Libraries and Education. Major support for educational programming is provided by Merryl H. and James S. Tisch.
Major support for children's and young adult programming is provided by the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Family Endowment for Young Audiences.
Major support for youth education is provided by Arthur W. Koenig; Jane Lauder; the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF); Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Barakett Endowment for Children’s and Young Adult Programs and Services; The Gottesman Fund; E.H.A. Foundation, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Chesler; Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Foundation; Michael ByungJu Kim and the MBK Educational Foundation; Karen Sue Smith and Rose DiMartino; New York Life Foundation; the Gray Foundation; and City’s First Readers, an initiative made possible with funding from the New York City Council.
