Post by Danielle on Feb 27, 2015 21:02:02 GMT
March 21, 2015 is NJ Makers Day!
Join the growing MAKER CULTURE of young and old to learn about and experience practical doing and tinkering with 3-D printing, electronics, CNC tools, metalworking, woodworking and all sorts of technology-related arts and crafts that are part of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) world.
On Saturday, March 21, 2015 makers from across New Jersey will be coming together to celebrate and share the maker culture.
• NJ libraries, schools, museums and commercial and public makerspaces will host fun and interesting events throughout the state. Presenters, entrepreneurs, small business owners, professionals and especially children, teens and parents will come together to share their enthusiasm for, and interest in, the culture of making and creating.
• NJ Makers Day festivities run from 10 am to 4 pm at over 135 locations throughout NJ. An inaugural kickoff event will be held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark where speeches by NJ state dignitaries will be presented. A special videotaped message from Senator Cory Booker will also be shown. These proceedings will be streamed live and may be viewed by everyone.
To join the festivities throughout New Jersey and learn more about NJ Makers Day 2015, go to:
www.njmakersday.org
Let's make something -- together!
NJ Makers Day is brought to you by the Piscataway, Hillsdale and Gloucester County Public Libraries, the Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board (http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/Government/Departments/BDE/Pages/WDWIB.aspx), LibraryLinkNJ (www.librarylinknj.org), the Small Business Development Corporation (www.business.rutgers.edu/njsbdcnb) and the M-NJ Talent Network (www.manufacturenj.org).
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County: Bergen
Program / Event Information
Bergenfield Public Library
bergenfield.bccls.org/ Makers Day @ the Bergenfield Public Library
Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Hands On Program
On Saturday, March 21, the Bergenfield Public Library will participate in the inaugural NJ Makers Day 2015. The Library will host FREE, all-ages events for those interested in learning, creating, building and designing. Activities Include; Hands-On Rock Band Music Demo, Make & Take Miniature Matchbox House, Intro to Animoto movie-making, Minecraft MADNESS, Blackout Poetry, DIY Crafts and Knitting and more . . . Stay tuned, and check our website for a more detailed itinerary: bergenfield.bccls.org/ Don't Forget: If you are part of the The BFLD LIbrary Winter Reading Club you’ll get VIP access to early Children’s and YA Maker Activities throughout the day. (Visit us at the Children’s Desk for more information.)
Hillsdale Library
myhillsdalelibrary.org Maker Faire at Hillsdale Library
Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Display
The Hillsdale Library will host its second annual Maker Faire. Residents were invited to enter their creations in any of the following categories: Best electric thing, best thing that makes sound, best thing that can be worn, best use of recycled materials, best thing that moves, and the all important "surprise us." Visitors will vote for their favorite entries. The Library will also demonstrate the tools that are available for public use in the makerspace. Come see a 3D printer in action. Make a button with the button press. Learn how a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine works.
Lodi Memorial Library
lodi.bccls.org/maker.html Maker Saturdays
Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 12:00pm to Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 8:15pm
Hands On Program
Saturday 3/7/15 12pm - Button Making [ages 5 and up]; 1:30pm Inro to Makey Makey [ages 5 and up]; 2pm - Best Practices for Starting a New Business panel (adults - no limit); 2:45pm - Refreshments 3pm - Programmable Finch Robots [Demo - no limit] 4:30pm - Raffle [Participate in a program & get a raffle ticket.] Saturday 3/14/15 12pm - Kickstarter panel (adults - no limit) 12pm - Button Making [ages 5 and up] 1pm - Programmable Finch Robots [Demo - no limit] 2:15pm Squishy Circuits - [Limit 10 spaces; ages 5 and up] 3:30pm - BrushBot [Limit 11 spaces; ages 5 and up] 3:30pm - Refreshments 4:30pm - Raffle [Participate in a program & get a raffle ticket.] Saturday 3/21/15 10:30am - Keynote Speakers (streamed via Google Hangout) 12pm - 3D printer workshop(Limit 12 spaces; ages 10 and up) 12:30pm - BrushBots [Limit 11 spaces; ages 5 and up] 1pm - Business Tips and Pitfalls panel (adults - no limit) 1:30pm Inro to Makey Makey [ages 5 and up] 2pm - Squishy Circuits - [Limit 10 spaces; ages 5 and up] 3:30pm - Programmable Finch Robots [Demo - no limit] 3:30pm - Refreshments 4:30pm - Raffle - Participate in a program & get a raffle ticket. Saturday 3/28/15 12pm - Business Reference Resources (adults - no limit) 1pm - BrushBots [Limit 11 spaces; ages 5 and up] 2pm - Button Maker [ages 5 and up] 3:15pm - Squishy circuits [Limit 10 spaces; ages 5 and up] 3:30pm - Refreshments 4:30pm - Raffle - Participate in a program & get a raffle ticket. [Registration required for some programs]