“The mission of librarians is to empower.” ~Roy Tennant, OCLC Research
October 10, 2015
Local arts festival
October family event
Emphasis: performance & exhibition
Limited patron participation
Learning Patron-focused Participatory & Interactive October family event 20 things 3 hours Scattered
Taking the lead Defining the scope Tapping the staff Brainstorming ideas Filtering down Reaching out Setting boundaries
Consulting calendars◦ programming resources◦ staff availability
Surveying the space◦ Map it out◦ Who needs what -electricity? water? projection?
noise/odor?◦ Proximity problems
Setting the budget◦ honorariums◦ consumables
Branding – logo, fonts, colors
Online presence ◦ Website◦ Programming Calendar◦ Social Media
Internal◦ Handouts◦ Bulletin Board◦ Digital Signage
External◦ Press Release◦ Greece School District BackPack◦ Constant Contact
Set-up Signage Handouts Tweaking on the fly◦ Isolation/Flow◦ Chemistry◦ Leveraging Existing Attractions
January, 2015 - Present
Start the conversation 1 gadget Monthly Front & center
3 hour demo in the lobby
Encore
Thank You Friends!
Kids stuff
Circuitry intro
Hands-On Hit
Circuitry iteration
Reaching out
Channeling the inner Edison
Tale of two initiatives
Programming App
Creating & Building Gadgets
Toothbrush motor + art supplies = Art Bots!
Broadening the demographic
Looking toward emerging technologies
How Does This Work?
Circuitry redux Scalability Power of partnerships
Thank You Jim Belair & BOCES 2 SLS!
Leveraging the collection
Mix & match
3D Just Got Way Cooler!
Worth the wait
4 devices
Crossing demographics
Thanks RIT Department of Computer Science!
Another partnership
Wearing the demo
Win-win
Thanks Rochester Mini Maker Faire!
VR on the cheap
The value of advance planning
Versions Matter
Tiny robots
Challenging activities
Multi-leveled programming◦ markers, app, website
Paper or Screen