This summer, the Ridgefield Library is fortunate to have
been selected as an affiliate for the Maker Camp program. Sponsored by Make
Magazine and Google, this program encourages teens to “do it themselves” and
get creative by, well, making things! Although the Maker Space movement is
often associated with 3D printers and computer controllers, in reality, anyone
who creates something with their brains and hands is a maker. As part of the
Maker Camp program, the Library encourages teens to make things (build a
birdhouse, knit a scarf, grow a flower, sew a shirt, code a computer program,
paint a picture, digitally edit a photo) and share their creations on
Google+. The Library is on that social network as +Ridgefieldlibrary.
From July 7 through August 15, we’ll use Google+ to share things we’ve created,
and we want to see what Ridgefield teens come up with! Also, each Friday during
those six weeks, there will be a “virtual field trip” at 2pm. Stop in to the
Teen Center and we’ll watch on TV as we “visit” the Jim Henson Creature Shop,
the Lego factory in Denmark, the cartoon Network studios, and other fun places
to inspire teens to make things.
Contributed by Teen Services Librarian Geri Diorio
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