What's New

Building a DaVinci probe

We're excited to announce our participation in the Kansas City regional Remake Learning Days, in partnership with Johnson County Parks and Rec! Join us for two days of hands-on learning experiences that'll teach you a bit about electronics and how to solder. To sign up, hop on over to JCPRD's website and grab a spot on either May 6th at the Central Resource Library or May 13th at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center. 

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MakerSpace Programs for Spring 2023

Looking for classes and other Maker programs? We got you covered! All programs in the Spring 2023 Guide are now live on the library event calendar.

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A collection of top picks from the MakerSpace team in 2022.

Maker's Top List 2022

 

Check out the MakerSpace team's top picks from 2022 to see what spoke to them. Sci-Fi, Hardboiled Crime, Manga, and video games are just a few of the diverse interests represented here.

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image of X Carve Pro CNC router
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Leveling Up! Equipment Upgrades in the MakerSpace

Check out some of the recent equipment upgrades happening here in the MakerSpace!

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A cotton webbing spiderweb is pinned to an office wall. A black spider made of laser cut cardboard is sitting on top of the web.
Table with wooden tabletop. On the table, an unpainted laser cut cardboard spider, assembled.
Table with wooden top. On the table, printed instructions, foam paintbrush and black paint bottle, cardboard parts sheets, cotton webbing.

November Take and Make: Giant Spider Pet 🕷️

It's almost Halloween - make yourself a giant eight-legged friend to take along for trick-or-treating with this season's final Take & Make kit!

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October Take & Make: Spooky Paint by Numbers

It’s time to get a bit spooky with this month’s Take & Make kit! Get all the supplies you need to paint and assemble this paint by numbers coffin. 

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Image showing a cardboard owl with the word "before" alongside an image of a owl made from flora with the word "after"
Image of cardboard shapes cut out to resemble a cartoon owl
Image of sticks, leaves, flowers, bark and other forged items.
Image of assembled project, an owl made from leaves and other flora.

September Take & Make: Fall Flora Owl

Get ready to make at home with this month’s Take & Make kit! This kit features all the pieces you need to assemble a cardboard owl and instructions on how to bring it to life with collected flora.  

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The Makerspace is Extending Hours

The MakerSpace will be reinstating hours on Mondays from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Make your reservations today!

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Make Along! Using Digital Fabrication with Polymer Clay

Get ready to Make Along!

Join the Makers on this month’s episode of the JoCoLibrary’s podcast, Did you hear? As the Makers walk hosts Dave and Charles through a polymer clay project, you’ll get a chance to learn about some digital fabrication tools found in the MakerSpace along with a bit of fun MakerSpace trivia. 

Need a full walk through? We got you covered!

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Unlock your digital design skills! 🔓💻📐

It's time to dive into the world of digital creation and learn how to bring your Maker ideas to life. All you need is your library card to unlock access to Udemy, our free online learning platform. We scoured Udemy to find the best and most relevant tutorials for design and digital fabrication. Featured software tutorials in this article include:

  • Fusion360
  • Blender
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Inkscape
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