inventors association of ct april 23 2013

3D printing @

Westport Library

Inventors Association of CT - PanelApril 23, 2013

Bill Derry, Assistant Director for Innovation & User Experience, Westport Library

WHY

?

John Seeley Brown

InformationAGE

Imagination

AGE

Play! Tinker! Make!

Economic Development- Spaces to Democratize

Production?

Spaces for informal learning outside of work or school.

“As Marx observed, power belongs to those who control the means of production.”

Why 3D Printing in a Library?

Maxine Bleiweis, DirectorWestport Library

Transactions to Transformations

Collections to Connections

Mission Statement

The Library is committed to empowering the individual

with knowledge and to strengthening the community

through the dynamic exchange of ideas.

3D Printer Coach

3D Printers Compared

Gas Pump Device for Physically Challenged

Dollhouse Furniture Maker

Interventional Radiologist

Catheters

Rick Salpeter - Manufacturer

Jewelry – Emily -

Scott Rownin - Inventor

3D printing @

Westport Library

Inventors Association of CT - PanelApril 23, 2013

Bill Derry, Assistant Director for Innovation & User Experience, Westport Library