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The Passing of Dr. Lee Grodzins, Cornerstones Founder and MIT Professor Emeritus

The Passing of Dr. Lee Grodzins, Cornerstones Founder and MIT Professor Emeritus

Dr. Lee Grodzins, Cornerstones of Science Founder and Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT, died on March 6, 2025, at the age of 98. He will be dearly missed.
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Rev Up the Fun Activity Highlight: Leaf Rubbings

Rev Up the Fun Activity Highlight: Leaf Rubbings

Helping families with science activities at home is at the heart of Rev Up the Fun. The newest activity on the website helps people learn about leaves by creating a beautiful leaf picture also known as a rubbing. Many people have great…
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Building Equitable Library Services that Empower Public Access and Community Resilience

Building Equitable Library Services that Empower Public Access and Community Resilience

Cornerstones of Science was recently awarded a competitive two-year federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) totaling close to $250,000. The funds will assist state and public libraries to develop equitable library services to empower new users of…
YouTube Page Provides How-To Videos and Science Activities

YouTube Page Provides How-To Videos and Science Activities

Many of us are watching and using short videos for both entertainment and education. This trend has been prominent for a while now and will continue. Over the years, Cornerstones has produced some short videos to help library staff and other community…
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Book Recommendation: The Dawn of Everything

Book Recommendation: The Dawn of Everything

We have a new book recommendation for you: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow Published November 9, 2021, by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Re-imagining human history through rigorous archaeological and anthropological research! Archeological…
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Building Interest in Science at the Library

Building Interest in Science at the Library

New Videos Aim to Help Librarians Build Interest in Science Libraries are perfect places for helping people find information they are looking for, but how do people use the library to realize new interests? Watch a new video, How to Build Science…