“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

Betsy Doblesbetsy.dobles@libraryweb.org