Saturday, January 24, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County invited bloggers to an exclusive sneak peek of their new “makers” space. I took my children with me to check out the 3D printers, hi-tech sewing machines, engravers, green screen space and audio recording room.
All of this is FREE to the entire community.
I thought my son would be most excited by the 3D printers. I was wrong. He went into the recording booth and was fascinated by all the equipment because it reminded him of the tools some of his favorite YouTubers use. He told me we have to come back so he can learn to use it.
My children were some of the first to try out the 3D Doodlers and it was great to see the other children at the event sit at that table playing with the doodle pens for most of the event. My oldest girl was impressed with the engraver and is already designing a few things she would like to make.
A Place for Makers to Create & Collaborate
The MakerSpace, located on the second floor of the downtown branch, opens officially today to the public. There is a mini maker space for younger kids that includes a robot that paints with watercolor and another robot that draws designs on ping-pong balls. There was also a few button machines and my second daughter would have sat there all day making buttons if I allowed her to.
I am very excited to see the Library create this space for all the makers in my community. There have been many times I needed a banner or a few buttons for an event and minimum quantities were way more than what I would ever need. Now, I can schedule time to use the equipment the Library provides to create just what I need. This is definitely the wave of the future. Spaces where the community can come together and collaborate is always a good thing. I am glad to see it in mine.
