Women in STEM: Building Bridges

at Rockville Library

Celebrate Women’s History Month by designing and building a bridge of your own.

Did you know that women have been crucial in the history of bridge building? Emily Warren Roebling took over as project manager of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband, the chief engineer, became ill. She learned all about engineering, and supervised the project for over a decade. Bridges come in many shapes and sizes, built from a variety of materials. What makes the strongest bridges? Find out by designing and building your own simple bridges out of a variety of household materials, then testing how much weight they can hold. This hands-on program will provide children with the opportunity to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve a result. 

We will provide all the materials for this program. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, Inc.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0140.

If you are looking for something to do until this program, take a look at these resources for kids using your library card.

Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

National Geographic Kids - Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children ages 6–14

Gale in Context: Elementary - Children's magazines and reference books

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves 

Kanopy Kids- videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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