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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Setup</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:35:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Current Revision posted to Setup by pchan on 10/2/2023 2:35:18 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;Little Free Library&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH" data-e14adj="t"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Flittle-free-stem-library-design-challenge%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Flittle-free-stem-library-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH" data-e14adj="t"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;31st October&amp;nbsp;2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;November 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;November 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/0118.Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../0118.Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/20</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2023 18:52:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>e14phil</dc:creator><description>Revision 20 posted to Setup by e14phil on 9/16/2023 6:52:56 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;Little Free Library&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH" data-e14adj="y"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Flittle-free-stem-library-design-challenge%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Flittle-free-stem-library-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH" data-e14adj="y"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH" data-e14adj="y"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;31st October&amp;nbsp;2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;November 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;November 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="y"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/19</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:13:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 19 posted to Setup by pchan on 7/26/2023 8:13:05 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free Library&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Flittle-free-stem-library-design-challenge%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Flittle-free-stem-library-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/18</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:00:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 18 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/20/2023 2:00:14 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free Library&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/17</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:58:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 17 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/19/2023 8:58:44 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/16</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:27:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 16 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/19/2023 8:27:06 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/15</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:26:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 15 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/19/2023 8:26:10 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv40" class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv41" class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv42" class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv43" class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1h39c0gv44" class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-10-40/Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf"&gt;community.element14.com/.../Terms_2D00_LittleFreeSTEMLibraryDesignChallenge_2D00_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/14</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:14:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 14 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/16/2023 2:14:42 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SciTech Institute&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/13</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:11:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>srutledge</dc:creator><description>Revision 13 posted to Setup by srutledge on 6/15/2023 7:11:56 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free Library&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call to caretakers of your local Little&amp;nbsp;STEM Libraries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" alt="sponsor" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anyone with access to an&amp;nbsp;existing little library and anyone living in a community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What&amp;nbsp;do you need to do?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. Your project may use any hardware or software applications of your choice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you get started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress and final update in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/12</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:51:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 12 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/15/2023 6:51:54 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" alt="sponsor" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1" width="100%"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" colspan="3" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/11</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:47:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 11 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/15/2023 6:47:48 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="90%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" alt="sponsor" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use a hardware or software application of your choice for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image"  src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrobit.png" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/10</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:29:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 10 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/15/2023 5:29:22 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" width="80%" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png"  /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/9</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:27:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 9 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/15/2023 5:27:14 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH-Header.png" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/freelittlelibrary_libraries.png"  /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are not already a member, you will need to register an account to participate in the challenge. &lt;a href="/user/createuser?ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.element14.com%2Fchallenges-projects%2Fdesign-challenges%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion%2Fw%2Fdocuments%2F28206%2Fexperimenting-with-sensor-fusion" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Click here to register&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, begin your submission by posting an introductory blog to the challenge space; discuss your planned procedure in detail and introduce yourself to the element14 Community within this blog. Once completed, challengers will then start the build phase, posting their progress in subsequent blogs. Remember to link all of your challenge blogs together in preparation for judging.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
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&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/8</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:11:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 8 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 8:11:05 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to the top and click on the blog button and start blogging about your project&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library. Please also link up all your blogs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In order to start blogging about your project you need to be a register member of the Community. Click here to register.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/7</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:08:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 7 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 7:08:51 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;How do you Get Started?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Go to the top and click on the blog button and start blogging about your project&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library. Please also link up all your blogs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/6</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:02:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 6 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 7:02:04 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips on completing your entry form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style="color:#e23d39;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and &lt;a href="https://scitechinstitute.org/little-free-stem-library-project/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-book-super-bundles/products/make-young-makers-super-bundle-print" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maker Shed&lt;/a&gt; Book Bundle will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/5</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:58:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 5 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 6:58:05 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="200px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips on completing your entry form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style="color:#e23d39;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Maker Shed Prize will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/4</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:40:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 4 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 6:40:28 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="160px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips on completing your entry form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Maker Shed Prize will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style="color:#e23d39;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at &lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Avnet Cares&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.avnet.com/wps/portal/us/about-avnet/corporate-social-responsibility/community-engagement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/AvnetCaresLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/3</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:36:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 3 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 6:36:57 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png" width="160px"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips on completing your entry form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;text-align:center;"&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Maker Shed Prize will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div style="color:#e23d39;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at Avnet Cares.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #dadada;"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #333333;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: stem library, little stem library, seeed studio&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/w/setup/28206/little-free-stem-library-design-challenge/revision/2</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:05:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c64542c4-7f91-4e4e-8e78-b76230ce273b</guid><dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator><description>Revision 2 posted to Setup by pchan on 6/14/2023 6:05:46 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color:#120024;height:auto;text-align:center;width:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/summer-of-green-tech-design-challenge" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;&lt;img alt="design challenge profile" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw9J2iBhBPEiwAErwpeRRegttfKgOHWKdIOptvUq1xXZ2ttTGVD4sJsYNyrJvqGRY34AMD9hoC9n4QAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Little Free&lt;/a&gt; is a small, community-run library that is typically a wooden box filled with books, located in a public place such as a park, community center, or neighborhood. These libraries are free to use and are often maintained by volunteers. They are intended to promote literacy and a love of reading by providing easy access to books for people of all ages. Anyone can take a book from the library, and anyone can leave a book in the library. They are usually open to the public 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Calling all &lt;a href="/learn/learning-center/stem-academy" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;STEM Groups&lt;/a&gt;, Girl Guides, Scouts, Maker Spaces and Community Spaces!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you think you can Host, Build or Upgrade your local Little Library to help those getting into STEM? We are making an open call for caretakers for fully stocked little STEM Libraries for your local spaces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Avnet&amp;rsquo;s Communities element14 and Hackster are hosting a competition with the help of &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-referral-cmty-handler-stem-library-DCH"&gt;SEEED&lt;/a&gt;, to expand worldwide accessibility to STEM and electronics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;In Collaboration with &lt;a href="https://referral.element14.com/OrderCodeView?url=search&amp;amp;st=seeed-studio&amp;amp;COM=e14c-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor&amp;amp;CMP=e14c-Summer-stemlibrary-DCH-sponsor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" style="padding-left:10px;vertical-align:middle;" src="/e14/assets/main/mfg-group-assets/seeedLogo.png"  /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/w/documents/2983/design-challenge-example-application" data-icid="stem-library-DCH"&gt;Example Application&lt;/a&gt; for tips on completing your entry form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr style="clear:both;" /&gt;
&lt;h3 class="xbold"&gt;Who are we looking for:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone with access to a space and community in need of STEM support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;What we want you to do&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want you to Build, Host, or Upgrade and existing Little Library as part of a community and then share your build blog on element14 or Hackster. You may use any type of hardware or software applications for your project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to build a Library with a secret passcode?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a solar lighting system to the box?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do you want to add a touch screen that wont allow kids to access the contents of the box until they answer some questions?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva2" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="prizes"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Prizes&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;table class="jiveBorder" style="background-color:#fff;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;" border="1"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
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&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize&lt;a name="grprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;color:#505050;padding:6px;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Category&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 1&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Grand Prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmicrochip" /&gt; &lt;a name="2ndprize"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;micro:bit board will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 2&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Runner Up" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRrybbon.png" /&gt;&lt;a name="finisher"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Rybbon Gift Card will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Prize 3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="Finisher prize" src="/e14/assets/main/2023/STEMLibraryDCH_PRmkrshed.png" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Maker Shed Prize will be awarded to 5 winners&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style="color:#e23d39;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Challengers can blog on one or both communities but will only be eligible for up to one set of prizes per Little STEM Library.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold"&gt;Why are we doing this?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because providing science-enabled content to promote STEM/STEAM education and awareness is one of the core missions at Avnet Cares.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since March of 2022, Avnet HQ (based in Phoniex, US) worked with the Literary Society of the Southwest, in collaboration with the Rural Activation Innovation Network, Southwest Human Development, and public libraries around Arizona and compiled over 1000 themed STEM kits for rural areas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by this local project, we are now expanding the initiative to our global communities via element 14 and Hackster community. We&amp;#39;re inviting developers &amp;amp; designers from both element14 and Hackster communities to submit your project idea on &amp;quot;Little Free STEM Library&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this design challenge, it can be a brand new library design from scratch that can house both books and STEM kits; or an &amp;quot;upgrade&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;retrofit&amp;quot; to your existing local Little Free Library to add a &amp;quot;STEM module&amp;quot;.&lt;a name="judges"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva3" class="xbold"&gt;The Judges&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Community Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#3d3d3d;"&gt;element14 Community Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid #dadada;padding:6px;vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" style="width:140px;" alt="Community logo" src="/e14/cfs/e14core/images/logos/e14_Profile_100px.png" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva4" class="xbold"&gt;The Dates&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Project Phases&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:6px;text-align:left;" scope="col"&gt;Dates&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Launch Date&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Build Period&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;19th June 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Projects Due&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;15th September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Winners Announced&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;Prizes Shipped&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:6px;"&gt;September 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1gtri2kva6" class="xbold"&gt;&lt;a name="terms"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Terms&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class="xbold" style="font-size:16px;font-style:italic;"&gt;Please read the full terms and conditions attached below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Add Terms&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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