Maryland STEMFest
Celebrate the fusion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) with a month of thrilling programs from October 17 – November 16, 2025.
2025 STEM Festival: Energy
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is proud to participate in The Maryland STEM Festival, a month-long celebration of programming that fosters the joy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and promotes STEM-based careers.
Explore this year’s theme, Energy, at Library locations across the city from October 17 – November 16, 2025. By the end of the festivities, you will learn that: "Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed from one form to another."
STEM Festival programming is intended for ages 8–11; however, all ages are welcome!
Month-long EventsSTEMFest Celebration
Join us for the first annual STEMFest celebration at the Central Library on November 1, 2025 from 10 am–2 pm. Visit with community partners, view the PBS Documentary Changes in the Wind, enjoy a live interactive science show with Eric Energy, head to our Children's Department for a STEM-themed storytime about whirligigs, connect with local schools, build LEGO®, and participate in STEM-themed activities!
Free books and FutureMaker STEM kits will be available while supplies last!
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is a proud partner of the Maryland STEM Festival Inc. (MSF).
STEMFest Event Details2025 Book Spotlight: Whirligigs, by Carole Boston Weatherford
Take a journey through the creative process that led folk artist Vollis Simpson to create his wonderful and whimsical wind-powered whirligigs and more in this STEAM/STEM picture book.
Join us on Saturday, November 1 to hear New York Times Best Seller and award winner Carole Boston Weatherford discuss her picture book Whirligigs and receive a free copy of her book (while supplies last).
Carole Boston Weatherford: Writers LIVE!Maryland STEM Fest Events
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In partnership with A Better Way Computer Recycling, this event will give Baltimore residents and library staff a responsible…May 16, 10 AM -
Stop by with your favorite design, create something new the day of, or pause to watch the printer at work at the Walbrook…May 16, 2 PM -
Join us for a game of Fraction Ball where each roll is worth a whole point or fraction of a point. See how quickly you can…May 18, 3 PM -
Ignite your curiosity in the Light Street Lab! Kids will explore the wonders of STEAM—science, technology, engineering…May 18, 3:30 PM
Community Partners
Resource tables at STEMFest will be hosted by the following:
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