Week 4 Post

Life, for me, is like a knitting loom. Generally, the yarn weaves along pleasantly, the tension is not too taut, and you end up with a pleasing creation. On occasion, however, you drop a stitch, and up with a hole, try to fix you error and end up with the whole thing unraveling. I find though when you are able to seek the advise of a knitter more experienced than yourself you're much better able to get back on track. This is my way of saying please accept my apologies for last week's post about my time machine knitting hats in the makers studio for being a bit tardy. Sometimes life unravels a bit.

One of the amazing card-holder benefits at the Indian Prairie Public Library is their maker studio. They have 3D printers, sublimation machines, laser etchers, cricuts galore, embroidery machines, and the most fascinating knitting machines that I have ever seen. This week I assisted Kate for a community instructional class on these machines. We taught 10 patrons ranging in age from 10 to 70-ish how to knit a hat on the spinning knitting wonders in no time flat. As someone who is no stranger to the fiber arts, I was pleasantly astounded how fast and easy it was. Most of the hats that were made were donated to charity, but many were brought home bytheir creators. 

That the Indian Prairie Public Library has such an advanced maker studio, or a maker studio at all brings to mind ALA Leadsrship Development Force 2, The Evolving Role of the Public Library, which states "our core services evolve and adapt to a dynamic environment," and ideal which IPPL seems to exemplify.



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  1. GabrielSeptember 26, 2024 at 7:37 AM

    I'm glad you're keeping up with your posts. It can indeed be a struggle. Maker spaces have been around but people are still getting used to them so there is an evolution underway. This is certainly Force 2.

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