Make Paper Blooms in the Library Make-It Lab

Posted: 9/15/2017 2:10:49 PM
Are you curious about the library’s newest feature – the Make-It Lab? Here’s a chance to check it out with a fun project.

Come to the Make-It Lab, on the south end of the main library, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and learn to make paper flowers, a quick simple inexpensive way to decorate your living space.

The Lab opened in August and is a place for people with similar interests, including computing and technology, to gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge.

Patrons are welcome to use any of the materials in the lab to create projects. To use the power tools and sewing machine in the space, users need to sign a waiver. The waiver will need to be signed by a parent or guardian for users under 18, and unaccompanied young children will not be allowed in the space.

Tools in the lab include such items as a sewing machine, Cricut, a button maker, hand tools, and a die cutter. Tech will include Makey-Makey, Edison bots, Easy Circuits, and a stop-motion lab. The space  also has a dedicated computer.

The space is open during regular library hours, but projects need to be completed a half-hour before the library closes. Completed projects can be taken home, but all tools and raw materials remain in the lab.

The lab is supported by the Make It At the Library Project through the Idaho Commission for Libraries with additional support from the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation.

Patrons who need accommodation to participate in library programs or services are asked to contact the staff prior to the activity by calling 208-769-2315. For more library information visit www.cdalibrary.org or www.lcplibrary.org. The library is a department of the City of Coeur d’Alene and a member of the Cooperative Information Network, www.cinlibraries.org. The library news blog is available at www.cdalibrary.org/newsletter. Library Director, Bette Ammon. Main Library hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m./Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m./Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Lake City Branch Hours: Monday through Thursday, 3-6:30 p.m. For regular updates follow our libraries on Facebook and Twitter.