This past week, I was lucky enough to attend the very first New York State Maker Summit, held in Albany, NY. This one-day gathering brought together makers from all across the state (seriously, all across the state–check out the map … Read more >
Happy Banned Books Week! For those who don’t know, Banned Books Week is an opportunity to celebrate the freedom to read and to stand up against censorship. As the American Library Association describes it,”While books have been and continue to … Read more >
As introduced last month, we’ll be looking back on a monthly basis to some of MakerBridge’s early blog posts that you have missed. This year’s Maker Faire Detroit is coming up on July 30-31, so let’s look back at when … Read more >
Sometimes, it can be hard to find time for making and creative activities. It’s easy to get caught up in work, chores, and general “life stuff.” Recently, I learned about a cool project called Index Card a Day that I think … Read more >
Tomorrow I’m leading Penfield Library’s first-ever Crochet 101 workshop. I’ve taught a person or two to crochet over the years, but only individuals; I’ve never had to work with a group before. Since I’m now deep into preparation mode, here’s … Read more >
While I was visiting my family over the holidays, my sister shared a balloon-animal-making kit with me. The kit contained a hand pump for filling the balloons, directions for making three different balloon animals, stickers to give your creations eyes, … Read more >
Every year, the Urbana Makerspace at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center hosts the Heartland Maker Fest.
The event “celebrates the amazing makers in Urbana-Champaign and the surrounding communities”. As a relative new resident in the Urbana-Champaign area, this event … Read more >
Note: This is a guest post from Alysha Bullock and the rest of the staff at the Stony Brook University Innovation Lab. Here’s some of what the Innovation Lab has been up to lately:
The Stony Brook University Innovation … Read more >
When I first moved to the Urbana-Champaign twin cities, I had no idea there would be such an active maker community.
One of the driving organizations of the maker community (among others) is the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. The UCIMC … Read more >
Note: This is a guest post by Breanna Hamm, which also appears on Breanna’s personal blog. Breanna works at the University of Michigan Hatcher Graduate Library as an Instructional Technologist, and is also an awesome graphic designer and activist. Please … Read more >