Make some noise

• Autores: Aviva Rutkin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2978, 2014, págs. 22-23
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In 2011, Fayetteville became the first public library in the US to set up a maker lab. Besides 3D printers, the space features a laser cutter, electronics kits, workshop tools, Raspberry Pi computers and an array of sewing machines. It functions somewhere between a classroom and a start-up incubator--a place where people from all over the region can get involved with state-of-the-art technology. Since the lab opened, similar spaces have been popping up across the country, including in cities like Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Denver and Detroit. According to the American Library Association, about 1 in 6 libraries now dedicates some of its space to maker tools and activities. The New York Public Library--one of the largest in the country--is watching these developments to inform its upcoming renovation.