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Special Collections

MLC has a variety of non-traditional items for public libraries to borrow, which make up Special Collections. Contact Charlie Simpkins, Special Collections Coordinator, for more information or to reserve any of the items on this page: csimpkins@mlc.lib.ms

Description

littleBits are easy-to-use electronic building blocks that snap together with magnets to make learning about circuitry and electronics exciting and engaging. Connect them together to create complex circuits in seconds. With littleBits, you can bring your imagination to life. Kids get an introduction to STEAM and circuitry, advancing through challenges and gaining inspiration from real-life innovators. littleBits have a 4-week checkout period and can be mailed.

littleBits Kits

The littleBits Gizmos and Gadgets Kit is the ultimate invention toolkit that contains everything you need to design and create large, powerful projects just by snapping a few magnets together. Included in the Gizmos and Gadgets Kit are 15 littleBits modules that can be attached together by the power of magnets, a 9V alkaline battery and cable, a full-color instruction booklet with 12 fun projects to create, and all the accessories and tools to make them. With this kit, you will be able to easily make a multitude of projects including a remote-controlled racecar, an automatic bubble blower, or even a wireless doorbell! All of this comes in a large cardboard box that is perfect for storage and transportation purposes.

littleBits Gizmos and Gadgets                    littleBits Gizmos and Gadgets

This is the littleBits Space Kit, a unique electronics kit for beginners and experts alike that contains everything you need to make your own space investigative projects. With the littleBits Space Kit little to no engineering knowledge is required to build your customizable projects. Included in this Space Kit are 12 different littleBits modules that can be attached together to create your space project, two 9V alkaline batteries and cables, a small screwdriver to modify a micro adjuster, and a full-color instruction booklet with 10 fun projects to create. With this kit, you will be able to easily make a multitude of projects including making a small wave generator, measuring the atmosphere, or making a basic satellite dish! It even comes in a snazzy cardboard box with magnetic closure.

littleBits Space                    littleBits Space

Discover the littleBits STEAM Student Set, a complete electronic kit for children designed to encourage exploration, experimentation, and creativity. Developed with educators, the STEAM Student Set makes the technical design process fun and iterative for students while giving you everything you need to easily implement over 20 hours of standards-compliant curriculum in the classroom. 

littleBits STEAM Student                    littleBits STEAM Student

When it comes to discovering analog synthesis, there's just nothing quite like getting your hands on a real analog synth. But the littleBits Synth Kit brought to you by Korg takes that hands-on experience to a whole new level. The kit comes as a box full of cool little bare-bones modules (oscillators, a filter, an envelope, etc) that you can snap together magnetically to create your own synthesizer constructions. Even if you don't know the first thing about electronics, the comprehensive 35+ page booklet that comes with the littleBits Synth Kit will take you step by step through 10 amazing projects that will show you the ropes.

littleBits Synth                    littleBits Synth

With 160 Bits (8 sets of 20 user favorites) and multiple accessories, this littleBits Workshop Set is gigantic! It can support up to 32 inventors in problem-solving, tinkering, and flexing their maker muscles together. It’s the perfect way to incorporate formal or unstructured STEM/STEAM learning into your program (and lots of fun!).

littleBits Workshop                    littleBits Workshop