The digital age has spawned an exciting new wave of creativity.
But what if you have a creative spark, great new ideas, or just a desire to muck around with new technology and tools, but you don91裸聊视频檛 have the hardware, the software, or the wherewithal to indulge your digital muse?
The at Kelowna branch is for you!
The space is built to encourage STEAM programming 91裸聊视频� Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math 91裸聊视频� and help creators do what they do best: create.
You91裸聊视频檒l find a 3D printer, a Cricut vinyl cutter, Dobot Robotic Arm, Sphero Robots, the full Adobe creative suite, a recording studio, video capability and more.
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The library already runs engineering and coding clubs for preteens and teens. Club members with an interest and an aptitude can book the space and explore the tools on their own or with their group. 91裸聊视频淭hat leads to new hobbies and might lead in a different direction of future study,91裸聊视频� Stephenson said. 91裸聊视频淲e hope to be a feeder location for some of the great programs that happen at the college level.91裸聊视频�
Building community connections
The library is building connections among existing arts groups, Women in Trades, First Nations, schools and homeschool associations. With the B.C. educational curriculum updated to include design thinking, the Makerspace can complement what schools are doing. And while it sounds like something for technologically advanced young people, Stephenson said it91裸聊视频檚 an extension of the existing role of public libraries 91裸聊视频� to make information available to everyone.
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If you want to see the Makerspace in action, and experiment with the possibilities, the library offers public open hours on Wednesday nights and Saturdays. There will be some training available.
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