{"id":394885,"date":"2026-09-09T16:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/394885\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:04:40","slug":"museum-of-discovery-and-science-broward-libraries-bring-hands-on-learning-to-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/394885\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum of Discovery and Science, Broward libraries bring hands-on learning to communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The Museum of Discovery and Science and Broward County Library are bringing hands-on learning and character development to communities across Broward County through Character Corners, an initiative inspired by MODS\u2019 Build a Better World: The Future Begins with You exhibit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The program, which event organizers say was made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc., features interactive Character Corners at seven regional Broward County libraries and Book Nooks at all 36 library branches. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The program is designed for young learners up to the age of 6 and their caregivers to learn, explore and problem solve together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MODS and Broward County Library will launch the initiative with a ribbon-cutting celebration from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Broward County Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Character Corners focus on four skills: critical thinking, which builds curiosity; caring, which builds kindness; confidence, which builds motivation; and cooperation, which builds teamwork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The seven Character Corners are:<\/p>\n<p>Broward County Main LibraryAfrican-American Research Library and Cultural CenterWest Regional LibrarySouth Regional LibrarySouthwest Regional LibraryNorth Regional LibraryNorthwest Regional Library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Book Nooks at all 36 library branches feature stories focused on the same four skills, with selections refreshed every three months. Themes rotate between critical thinking, caring, confidence and cooperation throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Families can also participate in story times and library activities. Upcoming programs are listed <a href=\"https:\/\/broward.libnet.info\/events?=&amp;term=MODS&amp;r=range&amp;start=2026-09-24&amp;end=2026-12-31\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/broward.libnet.info\/events?=&amp;term=MODS&amp;r=range&amp;start=2026-09-24&amp;end=2026-12-31\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cCharacter Corners take the spirit of discovery beyond the walls of MODS and places meaningful learning experiences directly into neighborhoods throughout Broward County,\u201d said Joseph P. Cox, president and CEO of MODS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The initiative extends the impact of Build a Better World: The Future Begins with You, which explores how individual choices, character strengths and collective action can help create stronger, more resilient communities.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The Museum of Discovery and Science and Broward County Library are bringing hands-on learning&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-394885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}