2017 Media Releases

Date:

January 4, 2017

For More Information Contact:

Julie Beno, Lincoln City Libraries, 402-441-8535

Lincoln City Libraries Open House to Showcase Maker Space Tools and Projects

Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) invites the public to a Maker Space open house, Saturday, January 7 to showcase new traveling kits of Maker Space tools and projects designed to inspire young people to create projects in an innovatively and collaborative way. The LINC-in@LCL, a "Learn, Innovate, eNgineer and Create" event, will be from 3 to 5 p.m. at Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S. 14th Street.

Following brief demonstrations of each process, participants will be encouraged to explore and create using the new items, including a sewing machine, Ozobot robots, a Makey Makey kit, Zoob building sets, Lego Mindstorms and much more. A 3D printer will also be demonstrated. LCL also invites community members with tools and skills to share their expertise at the open house. To reserve demonstration space, contact Julie Beno of LCL at 402-441-8535.

The Maker Space program schedule is as follows:

• January - Gere Branch, 2400 S. 56th Street
• February - Walt Branch, 6701 S. 14th Street and Williams Branch, 5000 Mike Scholl Street
• March - Eiseley Branch, 1530 Superior Street and Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S. 14th Street
• April - Anderson Branch, 3635 Touzalin Avenue , Bethany Branch, 1810 North Cotner Boulevard and South Branch, 2675 South Street

For more information about the exhibition and Lincoln City Libraries, visit lincolnlibraries.org.