Category Archives: Makerspaces/Hackerspaces
Making & Play Talk for AACME
Thanks to the AACME organizers for inviting me to be on their mini-talk roster today! You can find the slide deck here.
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STEAMers Think Tank, Rochester Hills Public Library
Thanks to the Rochester Hills (MI) Public Library for hosting today’s STEAMers Think Tank Unconference Missed dose : Take this drug when needed but viagra 100 mg not more than one tablet a day. Intake of herbal male enhancement supplements … Continue reading
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North Texas Expo – Design Thinking
I’m happy to be back in Texas today for the North Texas Library Expo to talk about design thinking in our libraries both in our makerspaces and as a way of attuning ourselves to our building and designing responsive instruction, … Continue reading
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Our friends at Niles District Library featured in their local newspaper!
{Reposted from the Making in Michigan Libraries blog} We were excited to see a flurry of local interest in the Niles District Library’s Skillshare space and Library of Things. Check out the summary below or enjoy the full article here! … Continue reading
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Our friends at the Benzonia Public Library featured in SLJ in May!
{Reposted from the Making in Michigan Libraries blog} In getting organized for the new school year, I realized that we had never blogged about our friends Finn McLaren and his mom, Benzonia’s director Amanda McLaren, being featured in School Library … Continue reading
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Check out our video for SLJ TV!
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What does the TechShop corporate strategy shift indicate?
Make has republished the letter TechShop CEO Dan Woods to his membership in which he announces a change in focus from standalone membership-driven makerspaces to a licensed model inside existing institutions like schools: Today TechShop is making a fundamental change in … Continue reading
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On Sewing Machines and Love
I enjoyed this lovely reverie by Jocelyn Heath on the power of sewing machines and traditions across generations in ”The Heirloom Art of the Sewing Machine,” part of The Atlantic’s “Object Lesson” series. I see this kind of family connection … Continue reading
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Repair, Resell, Reuse
I’m excited to see Patagonia’s plans for recycling unwanted but still useful garments. Here come a few more sewing jobs that will undoubtedly be more creative and interesting than those for factory construction. In a new take-back program that will … Continue reading
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Quotable: Carl Wilkens
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