This document outlines the goals and proposed events for the Makeshop! Art & Tech in the Library LAB Summer Series 2016. The goals are to explore library resources and technology to educate patrons, discover new ways of making and teaching skills, and connect with the community. Proposed events include workshops on remixed sculptures, altered books, and paper circuits, as well as recurring Lego LAB, open workshop, and coding events. Budget and audience details are provided for each event. Potential funding opportunities are also listed.

1. MAKESHOP!
Art &Tech in the Library LAB
Summer Series 2016

2. Goals
■ Explorelibrary resources and work
with technology (new & old!) to
educate patrons
■ Discovernew ways to make,
learning & teaching new skills to
enrich patron lives
■ Connect with the community and
engage our audience

3. Proposed Events
■ 3 Structured Workshops
– Meet, Make, Swap
– Altered BooksWorkshop
– Power of Paper
■ Recurring Events
– Lego LAB
– Library LAB OpenWorkshop
– Hour of Code

4. Meet, Make, Swap
■ Remixed sculptures
■ Making for the sake of
making
■ Connect with large local
Maker community

5. Meet, Make, Swap
■ Audience
– 10 – 15 people
– Children, youth, parents
– Local Maker community MakeVentura
■ Supplies
– Donations
– Reusable & recyclable materials
– Hot glue guns & glue sticks
– $40 per every 9 people

6. Altered BooksWorkshop
■ Art Objects
■ Re-covering books
■ Personal journal

7. Altered BooksWorkshop
■ Supplies
■ Budget
■ Group size
■ Staffing
■ Audience
– 10 – 15 people
– Children, youth, parents
■ Supplies
– Donated books
– recyclable materials, glue gun,
paint, paintbrushes, craft supplies
■ Budget: $125 per every 15
persons

8. Altered BooksWorkshop

9. Power of Paper
■ Educating & exploring circuits
■ Easy, fun, creative

10. Paper Circuits
■ Budget: $130 per 30 participants
■ Guided activity
■ 13+ audience
■ Staff support

11. Recurring & Continuing Events
■ Lego LAB
■ Open Maker Lab

12. Hour of Code
- Weekly opportunities for anyone to
come learn to code
- Reserve computers in both adult &
youth area

13. Funding Opportunities
■ Awesome Foundation: http://www.awesomefoundation.org/
– $1000, disbursed monthly
■ Ezra Jack Keats Foundation mini-grant: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/how-to-apply-
for-a-mini-grant/
– $500, March 2016

14. Further Grant Opportunities
■ Sparks! IgnitionGrants for Libraries: https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/sparks-
ignition-grants-libraries
– $10,000 to $25,000, February 2016
■ INFY Makers Awards: http://www.infymakers.com/
– $10,000, info on winter cycle coming Dec 4th
■ LRG InnovatorsChallenge: http://educatorinnovator.org/lrng2015/
– $20,000, January 13, 2016

15. ■ Explorelibrary resources and work with
technology (new & old!) to educate patrons
■ Discovernew ways to make, learning & teaching
new skills to enrich patron lives
■ Connect with the community and engage our
audience
MAKESHOP!
Art &Tech in the Library LAB