HYPE MakerspaceDetroit Public Library

Agenda

• Background

• Workshops

• Resources

HYPE Makerspace• Hosted inside the

HYPE Teen Center

• Main Library

• Serves ages 13-18

• 4,000 Sq. Ft.

Before HYPE Makerspace

• Handmade Detroit

• Sewing

• Papercraft

• Jewelry

Maker Faire Detroit

• Started in 2010

• Met cool people!

• Partnerships which led to Makerspace

• Find or start a Mini-Maker Faire

Maker Faire Detroit 2012

Community Partnerships

Makerspace Considerations

• Buy big equipment right away or wait?

(3D printers, laser cutters, etc)

• Learn from existing makerspaces

• Expert instructors lead to success

• Starting small is not a bad thing

Good Resources

• MakeZine.com• MakerEd.com• Adafruit.com• Thingiverse.com• Makerspace.com• Parallax.com• Arduino.cc• Instructables.com• Craft.com• Hackerspaces.org

Bike Tech• Learn bicycle

repair & maintenance

• Experienced bike shop instructor

• Teens can bring own bikes in!

Crafternoon • Papercraft

• Cross-Stitch

• Knitting

• Blinky Lights Holiday Cards!

Graphic Design• Theory of design

• Wood block printing

• Silk screen printing

• Digital vinyl cutter

Sewing/Wearables• Designing

• Sewing

• Repairs

• Fabulousness!

Electronics/Robotics• Soldering

• Amplifiers

• Arduino

• Robot army!

HYPE Makerspace Workshop Overview

• 8 to 12 week sessions

• 2 hour session each week led by instructor

• Teens able to work on projects outside of workshops

HYPE Makerspace Team

• DPL staff were Conductors (Managers)

• Outside instructors paid $25/hr ($50 per workshop)

• Teen assistant instructors paid $8/hr ($16 per workshop)

Let’s keep in touch!

• Steve Teeri@telephasesteve.teeri@gmail.com313-258-0920http://www.facebook.com/DPL.HYPE.Makerspace

Questions?