Tag: MakerSpace
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East Brunswick Library will hold Tech Week program series
The East Brunswick Library will celebrate its annual Tech Week Dec. 9-15 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr., East Brunswick. The highlight of Tech Week is the library’s fifth annual Hour of Code program from 5-9 p.m on Dec. 15. At this after-hours program for teens, the library is partnering up with the…
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Makerspace workshop may improve well-being at local senior community
You may think a nursing home is the last place you will find an innovative workshop where people can create works of art, on their own schedule, using some pretty high-tech gadgets. But think again, because that is exactly what is going on at Reformed Church Home (RCH) in Old Bridge this summer. The brainchild…
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Campers can make circuits, gearboxes during makerspace camp
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will hold Constructing A Makers Movement, where campers will construct circuits, gearboxes, solar panels, rubber band motor, propellers, batteries and/or wearable electronics, and then take those items into the makerspace and add to them to solve a problem. Interested students will also spend time learning…
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East Brunswick Library unveils EB Create makerspace prior to New Jersey Makers Day
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Library has opened its new EB Create makerspace to encourage hands-on projects. The EB Create features a variety of art, crafting and technology equipment that library customers can use. The room also has several computers stations dedicated to graphic design and video editing, as well as a recording studio…
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Library patrons create cool-ties to help troops overseas
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Residents are invited to help troops overseas stay cool while in the depths of military action. Operation Gratitude is a non-profit organization that sends care packages to military personnel and first responders. Barbara Battles, head of Outreach Services for the South Brunswick Library, has a nephew who is in the U.S. Air…
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MakerSpace, circulation counter will be added to East Brunswick Library during closure
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Library will close to the public for two weeks to allow for interior renovations. “Our building first opened its doors in 1976 and is one of the busiest libraries in the area,” Library Director Jennifer Podolsky said of the facility, located at 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr., which…