When was the last time you and your kid visited the local library? Today’s libraries are home to tech centers, makerspaces, arts and cultural programming, gaming resources, and much more. Here are 13 things libraries offer kids today: https://action.everylibrary.org/it_s_not_like_the_library_you_remember
#Library #Libraries #Differences #NewServices #NewResources #TechCenters #Makerspaces #ArtsAndCulture #Gaming

Correction: Lee Kalliroi Buchanan identifies as #NonBinary!

I hardly ever go out anymore, but hubby took me to see #NickOfferman. Wow! In addition to hearing him rant against #AI and #ElonMusk, he also praised #ToolLibraries and #MakerSpaces and #DIY! And the best part? Live #woodworking with his very cool associate, #LeeKalliroiBuchanan (I loved seeing them in action)!

#SolarPunkSunday #BuildItYourself

#introduction
Hi this is Cookie! I have worked as a technician in various art studios and #makerspaces for the past ten years. For longer than that I have made art and music. I have also done a lot of work in #ArtEducation including performative workshops. I run an Open Source #ComputerClub at u of toronto.

Currently I am working on a #webart project called “Exodus Big Techius: Root to leaving Google/Apple/Microsoft for the Collective Open Source”. My other current focus is prepping for #OHS2026 where I will be exhibiting a sound #sculpture and a new art book.

For fun, I'm very into #knitting and am a member of the local spinner and weavers guild. I love hiking and native pollinator gardening. I am planning to learn #bikepacking and the bass clarinet this summer. I love anachronisms, synchronicities, and #esoterica. I wonder about becoming a shepherd or lighthouse keeper.

Here's a photo of something swampy I knit that I feel speaks to my personality :)

#foss #nativeplants #installationart #soundart

FreeCAD 1.1 is released!

YouTube

RE: https://openbiblio.social/@stabi_berlin/116288174406562339

#Berlin ist damit ganz gut versorgt mit öffentlicher Podcastinfrastruktur. Die @zlb_berlin hat auch ein Podcaststudio, zahlreiche @voebb -Bibliotheken #Podcast-Equipment in ihren #Makerspaces (https://www.voebb.de/aDISWeb/app?service=direct/0/Home/$DirectLink&noRedir&sp=SPROD00&sp=SWI01000367). Die ZLB archiviert Podcasts im Rahmen der elektronischen Pflichtabgabe. Jetzt fehlt nur noch ein attraktives Hosting-Angebot und Metadaten-/Lizenzberatung, vgl. auch https://www.b-i-t-online.de/heft/2026-01-nachrichtenbeitrag-wuttke.pdf

@nomdeb
I went to a Maker Faire in #Bogota #Colombia 2023 - it was great! Some highlights: Kids made a prototype motorized scooter for a classmate with a disability - Got to play with an infra-red camera - A physicist presented how solar panels work at the molecular level, and recent advances - community, new friends & connection! I recommend going!

#MakerSpaces

A bittersweet night tonight as the #omahamakergroup closed for the final time . We've had a good run. Built things, won PWRS races, blew up things and made life long friends. On Saturday we merge into #madenewmakerspace which give the #Omaha #Maker community a better facility and expanded programs. Onwards and upwards. Keep Making!

#makerspaces. #diy.

@semitones Definitely buy & read Intentional Makerspace: Operations: https://a.co/d/06G6IfFx / https://www.maker-works.com/operations-book , written by the crew at Maker Works maker-space. I've bought several copies and give them to maker-spaces when I visit. "Make it easy to do the right thing / hard to do the wrong thing". Highly recommended.

#MakerSpaces #OpenSource

The Intentional Makerspace: Operations: Grover, Dale, Root, Tom: 9781953439000: Amazon.com: Books

The Intentional Makerspace: Operations [Grover, Dale, Root, Tom] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Intentional Makerspace: Operations