Canada: Makerspace Opens in Downtown Branch of Edmonton Public Library
From Metro News Edmonton:
“The idea is most people don’t have all of this at home – the pros have it. This is giving the average Edmontonians the chance to get their hands on some basic to mid-level and in some cases, pro-level tools and really try something,” said Peter Schoenberg, manager of digital literacy initiatives and web services with EPL.
The area—located on the first floor of the Stanley A. Milner Library— is open to both members and non-members of the library, with many of the digital stations free for use. Minimal fees for both the 3D printer and book-making machine apply.
The space had a “soft opening” a few weeks ago. The formal opening will take place in January.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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