We’ve been updating our website by adding more resources and showcasing some projects that program participants have worked on over the past year. Some highlights include videos of our 3-part Maker Programming on the Library Floor LSTA Webinar, a documentary about homelessness that inter-generational programming participants made for a college class with Maker Mentor Sean at Cecil B. Moore Library,… Read more →
Have you ever wished you could add sounds or animations to a drawing you’ve made? Join MakerJawn team members Sari Widman, Goda Trakumaite, Coco Shin, and artist and educator Sebastien Derenoncourt to make your drawings come to life! Participants will be drawing characters, and using the conductive powers of graphite (pencil), a Makey Makey, and Scratch to add interactive elements. We… Read more →
Join us on a youtube streamed webinar on Thursday, February 20th from 11:00am-12:00pm EST as we talk about what it’s been like to implement Maker Mentors as part of our Library Services and Technology Act grant, Design It * Make It * Share It. We’ll discuss methods, philosophy, best practices, and more, and will give time at the end for… Read more →
We are so excited to announce that we won a DML grant for $10,000 for our Connected Messages project. With 247 organizations applying, and only 16 winners, and us as the only library on the list, we feel especially lucky to have received such an honor. Now, onto the hard work. Stay tuned for more info and photos – and… Read more →
