The Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) at MIT Open Learning co-designs creative STEAM activities with public library professionals and MIT researchers, and offers professional development in facilitating creative learning to support STEM confidence.🌟 Read more About PLIX →
Upcoming Workshops and Events
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Sneak between the pages of a story and give characters a sidequest!
Sign up for the PLIX Community Showcase, to be inspired by the incredible library professionals and interns who ran a PLIX activity this year!
Creative STEAM Activities
Get started with PLIX with our thoughtfully designed STEAM activities.
Learn the basics of circuits while creating beautiful, interactive works of art!
Bring the physical world into interactive stories, animations, and games on mobile devices with easy on-the-go creative coding.
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Our 2025 PLIX Creative Learning Interns are a select group of MIT undergraduates interested in teaching and learning in creative ways.
In a Walk with Ease program for older adults, PLIX ambassador Janea Coker, Barry Lawrence Regional Library, used PLIX Data Gems to introduce data literacy skills, and fostered community connections along the way.
Different ways the PLIX team and PLIX Library Ambassadors have facilitated OctoStudio programs in public libraries, through the lens of creative learning.
The PLIX team is delighted to announce our 2024-2025 cohort of PLIX Library Ambassadors.
Reflections, challenges, and facilitation tips from sharing Data Gems at a middle school summer program
The design of a new PLIX activity focused on data entry-ways!
PLIX Mentor Renaté adapts creative learning for a diverse audience
Mentor Interview: Melissa Sprenne and her love of making things glow with PLIX Paper Circuits